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29 October 2010
An amazing landslide video from Manaus in Brazil
On 17th October an amazing quick clay type landslide occurred at Porto Chibatão in Manaus, Brazil. The slide was caught in action by a CCTV camera. This video is featured here. It is one of the most impressive landslide events every caught on camera,
30 April 2010
New landslide video from Brazil
Live Leak has an impressive video of a large debris flow striking and destroying a house, reportedly in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil : http://www.liveleak.com/e/8d9_1269224599
9 April 2010
The location of the Morro do Bumba landslide in Niteroi, Brazil
Thanks to a video posted on the BBC website, I have managed to locate the Niteroi landslide, which is a garbage dump slide that is believed to have killed over 200 people. The slide is at the following coordinates: 22.893° S, -43.085°W On a Google Earth image this area looks like this: A zoomed in view looks like this (the crown of the landslide is at the bottom of the …
8 April 2010
Stop Press: Over 200 people buried in last night’s landslide in Niteroi, Brazil?
AP is reporting that over 200 people have been buried in last night’s landslide in Niteroi, Brazil: “A top Rio de Janeiro state security official says at least 200 people have been buried in the latest landslide to hit the area. Civil Defense subsecretary Pedro Machado tells Globo television that the slide plowed into a slum in the city of Niteroi. Machado said Thursday that anyone there at the time …
Stop Press: Over 200 people buried in last night's landslide in Niteroi, Brazil?
AP is reporting that over 200 people have been buried in last night’s landslide in Niteroi, Brazil: “A top Rio de Janeiro state security official says at least 200 people have been buried in the latest landslide to hit the area. Civil Defense subsecretary Pedro Machado tells Globo television that the slide plowed into a slum in the city of Niteroi. Machado said Thursday that anyone there at the time …
Another major landslide in the Rio de Janeiro area of Brazil
O Globo in Brazil is reporting that another large landslide (in Portuguese “deslizamento de terra” for those looking the original website) struck the Niteroi area overnight, burying up to 50 houses, following the multiple slides yesterday. The slide (shown below in an image from O Globo) occurred at Viçoso Jardim, in the Niteroi suburb of Cubango. At least five people have been killed, with an unknown number of people missing. …
7 April 2010
Widespread landslides in Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi in Brazil
Over the last few days the city of Rio de Janeiro, and its twin city Niteroi just across the water, have been affected by extremely intense rainfall – a reported 288 mm in 24 hours. The upshot has been a series of flash floods and landslides that have killed over 100 people so far. More heavy rain is expected today. O Globo has produced an interactive map of the Rio …
3 January 2010
Loss of life in the Brazil landslides
Updated 18:40UT on 4th January 2010 The loss of life in the Brazil landslides is now as follows: 1. Pousada Sankay (Sankai) in Praia do Bananal, Ilha GrandeSo far 29 bodies have been recovered. Three victims are still believed to be buried in the debris, although the authorities cannot rule out the possibility of further victims. 2. The landslide at Morro da Carioca, Angra dos ReisThe number of recovered victims …
1 January 2010
Latest updates on the Brazil landslides
Latest update (3rd Jan 22:40 UT) here Updated 22:47 UT with revised fatality countUpdated with an additional photo Globo now has a more detailed report with images of the landslides today in Brazil that I covered in an earlier post. 1. The landslide at pousada Sankay (Sankai) in Praia do Bananal, Ilha GrandeNineteen (Nb updated from 14) bodies have now been found at the site of the lodge and in …
Another large landslide in Brazil?
News on these landslides has been updated here The Washington Post is reporting another substantive landslide in Brazil, this time on Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis, near to Rio de Janeiro. The report says that the slide hit a vacation lodge and three houses, killing at least ten people. The original source of this story appears to be this Globo report, which carries an …
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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