An image of the state of the Hidtroituango powerhouse
10 June 2019 06:14 in Photo gallery by Dave Petley
Images have been published showing the extreme levels of damage, caused by flooding, to the Hidroituango powerhouse in Colombia.
10 June 2019 06:14 in Photo gallery by Dave Petley
Images have been published showing the extreme levels of damage, caused by flooding, to the Hidroituango powerhouse in Colombia.
4 February 2019 07:35 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The two important videos showing the Brumadinho tailings dam landslide allow some estimates to be made of the speed of the movement.
7 December 2018 07:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Guazi landslide: an interesting ancient landslide reactivated by a hydroelectric power scheme in China, as described in the journal Landslides
1 December 2018 00:03 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
First images of landslides triggered by the M=7.0 Alaska earthquake on 30th November 2018. Initial images show lateral spreads and rockfalls
10 July 2018 06:34 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
On Sunday a comparatively small geotechnical failure triggered a train derailment in Turkey, killing 24. The accident serves to illustrate the need for vigilance on earthworks on the railway network.
21 May 2018 01:32 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Over the last few days, a landslide crisis has developed at the Hidroituango Dam, a hydroelectric project on the Cauca River in Colombia
12 March 2018 08:20 in Tailings by Dave Petley
On Friday a significant tailings dam failure occurred at the Cadia gold mine in Australia, causing production to be stopped. Fortunately, to date no release of tailings beyond the boundaries of the mine has occurred.
7 July 2017 07:16 in Tailings by Dave Petley
On 30th June a major tailings dam failure occurred at Mishor Rotem in Israel, releasing 100,000 cubic metres of polluted sludge down a key watercourse
16 June 2017 06:24 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In the USA, the NTSB has released a report into a major derailment at Northfield in Vermont, caused by a collision with a small rockslide
16 April 2017 23:34 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Meethotamulla garbage dump in Colombo, Sri Lanka is now known to have killed at least 26 people. Images suggest this was a disaster waiting to happen.
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