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16 November 2012
Losses from landslides in Colombia
A brief review of the levels of loss of life from landslides in Colombia in recent years.
18 June 2012
48 deaths resulting from a leaking pipe?
A report suggests that the landslide that killed 48 people in Colombia in November was caused by a leaking pipe
14 December 2011
New landslide(s?) in Colombia – 15 people reported killed
15 people are reported to have been killed in a large landslide in northern Colombia
10 December 2011
A stunning new landslide video: Paz de Río, Boyacá, Colombia
A remarkable new video has emerged of a landslide at Paz de Río, Boyacá in Colombia.
26 November 2011
A summary of some recent landslide events
A round-up of landslide events that have caught my eye in the last week.
10 November 2011
A round-up of new landslide stories
Brief reports and updates on landslides in Colombia, Libya, New Zealand and China
8 November 2011
Rising trends in landslides in Colombia
A review of landslide impacts since 2002 in Colombia.
7 November 2011
Landslides in Colombia on Saturday
On Saturday two landslides occurred in Colombia. The largest, in Manizales, killed at least 29 people.
15 April 2011
Two more landslides in Colombia
The start of the winter season in Colombia is being associated with the dfebelopment of heavy rainfall, resulting in floods and landslides (see link here in Spanish). Yesterday a large landslide occurred near to near El Diamante on the road between Manizales and Bogota. Unfortunately, at the time a small bus was passing through – the landslide is reported to have knocked the bus into a ravine, killing 14 people …
23 December 2010
Reports of landslides in California and Colombia
News reports coming out of Colombia this morning suggest that there has been yet another large landslide in that battered country. Colombia Reports is carrying a story that a landslide occurred yesterday in Santander Province in the north of the country. The landslide is reported to have struck a small hamlet between Rionegro and El Playon, destroying the a number of houses and reportedly burying 20 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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