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20 March 2020
Sinking ships to stop erosion
Sinking ships to stop erosion: the banks of the River Severn in England have been protected from landslides by sinking disused barges, creating a graveyard of old vessels
23 July 2015
Ambunti, Papua New Guinea: an interesting riverbank landslide
On Saturday a landslide developed on a riverbank in Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, displacing 16 families. Reports that this is a sinkhole are probably incorrect
23 October 2014
Riverbank collapse: a fascinating new video
A nice new video has appeared on Youtube showing a progressive riverbank collapse event, although the location is not certain
10 January 2014
Abaetetuba landslide: more information and photographs
More information and images are now available about the Abaetetuba landslide in Brazil
9 January 2014
Remarkable new video of a riverbank collapse (?) event in Abaetetuba, Brazil
A new video has emerged on Youtube, showing a ground collapse event in Abaetetuba, Brazil. Whilst reported as a sinkhole opening, this is likely to be a riverbank collapse event
3 April 2013
More information about the Brazil riverbank failure landslide
Reader Raphael Rocha has kindly provided more information about the riverbank collapse landslide in Brazil last week, which killed six people
15 August 2012
A video illustration of the impacts of riverbank collapse
An interesting video of a house collapsing as a result of riverbank erosion in India
24 October 2011
Update on the Burma flood and riverbank collapse disaster
A brief review of the flash flood and riverbank collapse disaster in Myanmar, which has killed over 200 people
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