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19 March 2021
Tbilisi: a 500,000 cubic metre landslide, probably triggered by road construction
In Tblisi, Georgia, a 500,000 cubic metre landslide has developed on the edge of the metropolitan area, probably triggered by construction of a road
29 June 2016
A massive secondary landslide in Devdoraki Gorge, Georgia
On 23rd June a massive secondary landslide occurred in the Devdoraki Gorge in Georgia, blocking the main road between Georgia and Russia. The landslide is a reactivation of a landslide deposit left in the river after a major landslide sequence in 2014,
1 February 2016
Images of the Tbilisi Zoo landslide and flood disaster
Dr Sergey Chernomorets has kindly provided images taken in September 2015 of the Tbilisi zoo landslide and flood disaster.
28 January 2016
Google Earth imagery of the Tbilisi landslide and flood
In June 2015 the Tbilisi landslide and flood disaster killed 19 people in Georgia. Google Earth imagery is now available of the site
21 June 2015
Tbilisi, Georgia:- a landslide dam-break flood killed 19 people
Last Sunday a flash flood killed at least 19 people and destroyed the zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. The cause appears to have been the collapse of a landslide dam on the Vere River about 20 km upstream of the city
23 August 2014
Dariali Gorge: another very large landslide from the Devdoraki glacier
On 20th August another very large landslide descended from the Devdoraki Glacier in Georgia, blocking the main highway through the Dariali Gorge
19 June 2014
The Devdoraki landslide: a new set of high quality images
Amazing new images have been made available of the Devdoraki landslide, which affected the Dariali Valley in Georgia a month ago
20 May 2014
Dariali Valley landslide: images of the failure
New images have emerged of the Dariali Valley landslide in Georgia on Saturday. It appears that this was a long runout debris flow that started with a slope failure beneath a glacier
19 May 2014
Dariali Valley: a valley-blocking landslide that has killed three and left five missing
A landslide late last week in the Dariali Valley of Georgia has blocked a river and left 8 people dead or missing. It is close to a hydroelectric scheme under construction
3 October 2011
A landslide in Armenia with slightly unclear, but undoubtedly serious, impacts
Initial reports and a video of the aftermath of a landslide in Armenia yesterday that may have killed seven or more 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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