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12 August 2017
La Calera landslide in Colombia – a very interesting, complex failure
In July the very interesting La Calera landslide near to Bogota in Colombia activated in response to rainfall, partially blocking the Rio Blanco
8 May 2017
The Mocoa landslides: new satellite images
GFZ Postdam and ReliefWeb have released a set of PlanetLab satellite images showing the Mocoa landslides which killed over 400 people last month in Colombia
19 April 2017
Losses from landslides in Colombia: the long term picture
Overnight there are reports of further deaths from landslides in Colombia. Data since 2004 suggests that landslides continue to inflict a high cost there
6 April 2017
A tragedy foretold? The Mocoa landslide was anticipated in 2014
An article published in 2014 on a local news site made a chilling prediction of the Mocoa landslide in Colombia last weekend, which killed over 600 people
5 April 2017
Mocoa debris flow: analyses of the event
Mocoa debris flow: analyses of the event The loss of life from the Mocoa debris flow is now known to have exceeded 290 people, of whom 144 are reported to be children, whilst the search continues for those who are missing. NASA Earth has now published an analysis of the rainfall event that triggered the landslide, noting that: IMERG data were used to estimate the amount of rain that fell …
4 April 2017
Mocoa: the cause of the tragic debris flow in Colombia
Mocoa: the cause of the tragic debris flow in Colombia The tragic debris flow at Mocoa in Colombia at the weekend has garnered considerable media attention internationally. As of today, the total number of people who are known to have died is 273, many of them children with varying reports of the number missing. Recovery operations continue on the site, and Colombia has mobilised large-scale resources to provide assistance. There …
5 June 2016
Three interesting new landslide videos – Colombia, Hechi in China and Anatolia in Turkey
Three new landslide videos have appeared on Youtube: a road slope collapse from Hechi in China, a quarry landslide in Anatolia in Turkey & the collapse of a slope by a tunnel portal in Colombia
23 October 2015
An astonishing new landslide video from an artisanal mine
An amazing video has appeared on Youtube showing a landslide in an artisanal mine in Colombia in 2014. Reports suggest that 16 people died in the tragedy
19 May 2015
Salgar, Antioquia, Colombia: a landslide killed at least 63 people yesterday
A debris flow at Salgar in Antioquia in Colombia yesterday killed at least 63 people and left an unknown number missing
24 March 2015
Bizarre landslide story of the year: an image of Jesus appears in a landslide scar
The Irish Mirror is reporting that a likeness of Jesus has appeared in a landslide scar in Colombia.
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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