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6 July 2023
Naucalpan: a large garbage dump landslide in Mexico
On 4 July 2023 a large garbage dump landslide occurred in Naucalpan in Mexico, burying four people. One person remains missing.
21 October 2022
Novyi Svet: A large landslide in a landfill site in Russia
Novyi Svet: A large landslide in a landfill site in Russia On Thursday 20 October 2022 a large and notable landslide occurred at a landfill site in the village of Novyi Svet (Новый свет) in Gatchinsky, Russia (the village is at 59.559, 30.201). Unsurprisingly in these troubled times this has not been reported in the western media, but it is an impressive failure. The Russian website 78.ru has this image …
1 May 2020
Dona Juana: a large garbage landslide in Bogota
A large (c.60,000 cubic metre) and spectacular garbage landslide occurred at the Dona Juana landfill site in Bogota, Colombia on 28 April 2020.
17 April 2017
The Meethotamulla garbage dump landslide: an avoidable tragedy?
As the death toll from the Meethotamulla garbage dump landslide goes up, there is increasing evidence that many concerns have raised about the site
16 April 2017
The Meethotamulla garbage dump disaster in Sri Lanka
The Meethotamulla garbage dump in Colombo, Sri Lanka is now known to have killed at least 26 people. Images suggest this was a disaster waiting to happen.
16 April 2015
Review of a paper:- The 2005 waste landslide at the Leuwigajah dumpsite in Indonesia
In a recent open access paper, Lavigne et al (2005) have investigated a catastrophic landslide at the Leuwigajah dumpsite Indonesia, which killed 143 people
31 August 2011
Garbage dump landslide in the Philippines
Images of a remarkable garbage dump landslide in the Philippines earlier this week, triggered by typhoon Nanmadol.
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 …
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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