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16 November 2022
Mizoram: a deadly quarry rockslide caught on video
On 14 November 2022 a rockslide occurred at a quarry in Maudarh in Mizoram, India, killing 12 workers. The event was captured on video.
30 April 2021
Nakhon Ratchasima: a dramatic video of a rock slope collapse in a quarry in Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima: a dramatic video showing a violent and sudden rock slope collapse in a quarry in Thailand
26 April 2021
The 21 October 1993 Pantai Remis landslide in Malaysia: an upscaled video
The extraordinary 21 October 1993 Pantai Remis landslide in Malaysia: an upscaled video has been posted to Youtube.
16 June 2020
New landslide videos: Russia and California
Two new landslide videos: a large landslide in a mine in Russia & dashcam footage of a small but high impact rockfall in California
20 November 2018
Borba, Portugal: a major quarry landslide
Yesterday a major landslide occurred in a quarry near to Borba, Portugal, killing at least two people and leaving four more missing.
24 April 2018
Boulder meets house: the power of landslides
Boulder meets house in India: a new video on Youtube shows the impact of a boulder on two properties at Peerah in northern India last week. The houses are completely destroyed.
26 September 2017
El Jale, Ixtapaluca: a stunning earthquake triggered landslide video from Mexico
A stunning video has been posted to Youtube showing landslides at El Jale, Ixtapaluca, Mexico City, triggered by the earthquake on 19th September 201
22 June 2016
Pingle County: quarry collapse kills seven in Guangxi Zhuang, China
On Monday a landslide in Pingle County in Guangxi Zhuang in China buried seven workers at a stone quarry. Rescue operations are ongoing.
8 June 2016
Copiah County: a fatal landslide accident in a gravel quarry
On Friday a landslide occurred in Copiah County in Mississippi, killing two workers. Recovery operations are proving to be difficult.
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
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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