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30 August 2016
The official report into the Samarco Tailings Dam failure in Brazil
Yesterday the official report into the Samarco Tailings Dam failure in Brazil was released. A website has been created to allow the report to be downloaded. The investigation documents a long series of management problems at the site prior to the final collapse.
25 April 2016
Two new landslide videos: Espirito Santo, Brazil and an unknown site in SW China
Espirito Santo rock joint collapses There is an extraordinary video on Facebook showing massive collapses of sheeting joints in Espirito Santo Brazil. I cannot embed the video, but really recommend that you take a look. This is the moment of collapse: . The collapse occurred in Pancas County of Espirito Santo in an area of granite massifs. The video was posted by Heinrich Theodor Frank, who provides the following comment …
27 March 2016
Remarkable new footage of the mudflow from the Samarco tailings dam failure in Brazil
A new video has appeared on Youtube showing the remarkable mudflow released by the Samarco Tailings dam failure in Brazil in 2015
17 November 2015
High resolution imagery of the Bento Rodrigues dam failures
Airbus Defence and Space have released high resolution SPOT 6/7 satellite imagery of the Bento Rodrigues dam failures in Brazil
12 November 2015
The Samarco dam failure – an intriguing video
A video on Youtube combines bits of footage of the Samarco dam failure and mudslide that destroyed the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil a week ago
10 November 2015
The history of the Fundao Dam near Bento Rodriguez
It is likely that the Bento Rodriguez disaster was triggered by the collapse of the Fundao Dam. Google Earth reveals the history of the structure.
6 November 2015
Bento Rodrigues: a disastrous tailings dam failure in Brazil
Yesterday a catastrophic tailings dam failure led to mudflows that swept through the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil. At least 15 people were killed.
17 June 2014
World Cup 2014: a landslide affects the city of Natal in Brazil
Whilst World Cup 2014 is ongoing in Brazil, a large landslide struck the host city of Natal on Friday, destroying 15 homes
10 January 2014
Abaetetuba landslide: more information and photographs
More information and images are now available about the Abaetetuba landslide in Brazil
9 January 2014
Remarkable new video of a riverbank collapse (?) event in Abaetetuba, Brazil
A new video has emerged on Youtube, showing a ground collapse event in Abaetetuba, Brazil. Whilst reported as a sinkhole opening, this is likely to be a riverbank collapse event
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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