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3 July 2018
Shimian County: a freak rockfall accident in China
On 30th June a rockfall caused a freak fatal accident in Shimian County in Sichuan Province, China. The boulder penetrated and became wedged in the cab of a coach carrying 38 people, killing the driver.
1 April 2012
Two interesting recent landslides in the Alps
Reports of a dramatic rock avalanche in Austria a week ago, and a fatal rockfall in Switzerland on Friday
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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