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28 August 2020
Devastating debris flows in Charikar, Afghanistan
On 26 August 2020 debris flows induced by intense rainfall hit Charikar in Afghanistan, killing at least 100 people.
22 August 2018
High resolution imagery of the Pashgor debris flow in Afghanistan
Planet Labs have collected high resolution satellite imagery showing the track and impact of the debris flow that struck the village of Pashgor in Afghanistan in July 2018
15 July 2018
Panjshir province, Afghanistan: using Planet Labs imagery to interpret the deadly debris flow
On 12th July 2018 a massive debris flow struck the village of Pashgor in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, killing at least ten people. Planet Labs imagery shows that this was triggered by the collapse of an ephemeral lake about 15 km upstream
28 October 2015
Landslides from the Afghanistan earthquake on Monday
Some interesting videos and images are now emerging of landslides and rockfalls triggered by the M=7.5 Afghanistan earthquake on Monday
25 March 2015
The Abe Barek Landslide in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
In a new paper, Zhang et al. examine the May 2015 Abe Barek landslide in Afghanistan, finding that it was a loess failure on an existing landslide site
6 May 2014
New photos of the Ab Barak landslide in Afghanistan
New aerial and ground images of the Ab Barak landslide in Afghanistan are now available. The flow-type movement of the landslide is clearly visible
5 May 2014
The Ab Barak landslide in Afghanistan – a foreseeable event?
As better information emerges about the Ab Barak landslide in Afghanistan on Friday, it has become clear that the event was foreseeable with a simple study
3 May 2014
Badakhshan landslide in Afghanistan – a loess failure?
Images are emerging of the Badakhshan landslide in Afghanistan yesterday,which has killed over 350 people. It seems likely that this is a landslide in loess
12 June 2012
Video of the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake triggered landslide in Afghanistan
A video is now available of the aftermath of the landslide triggered by the earthquake in Afghanistan yesterday
11 June 2012
A possible earthquake triggered landslide in Afghanistan
Reports are emerging that this morning’s two small earthquakes in Afghanistan triggered a landslide that may have buried 70 people
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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