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21 March 2015
Markovici: impressive drone footage of a large landslide in Montenegro
A large translational landslide at Markovici in Montenegro has destroyed an important road. A drone has been used to capture a video of the damage
19 February 2015
Paglajhora: another progressive road failure video
A video on Youtube shows a road collapse event that destroyed a truck at Paglajhora in Darjeeling. The landslide was a part of a much larger and very active slope failure that seems to have been initiated and exacerbated by poor slope management practices
9 June 2014
Litochovice: an interesting highway landslide in the Czech Republic
A landslide in June last year at Litochovice in the Czech Republic has delayed the opening of a new motorway indefinitely
1 February 2013
Landslides and rural roads in high mountains – an example from Nepal
Landslides are a major problem along roads in high mountain areas. This is illustrated using an example from rural Nepal, in which the construction of a rural road has induced multiple landslides, threatening the local communities.
19 January 2013
An interesting landslide in the Great Smoky Mountains
Images of an interesting landslide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina
11 December 2010
An initial assessment of the Bello landslide disaster in Colombia
This article provides a brief assessment of the Bello landslide in Colombia, which is now thought to have killed about 120 people. It prfesents a hypothesis about the possible cause of the landslide.
14 September 2010
Road failure video from Thailand
Thanks to my former student Kurtis Garbutt for the heads up on this one. The video below shows the progressive development of a road in Thailand. I suspect that this initiated as a culvert failure, with multiple collapses due to undercutting: The final frames of the video show an overview of the site. Check out where the people are standing! As an aside, Kurtis also runs a very interesting blog …
25 April 2010
A huge landslide on Freeway No.3 in Taiwan
Taiwan today suffered an extraordinary landslide in Highway number 3, which links Taipei with Keelung. The landslide appears to have completely buried the road for a distance of about 300 m. The depth of burial looks to be more than 10 m. There are reports that there were a number of cars on the road at the time – if so, the chances of survival are slim. At the moment …
18 February 2010
Impressive roadside landslide in Pomona, California
Thanks to reader CConkle for the heads-up on this one. An impressive slide happened this morning by the side of Freeway 10 near to Pamona in California. The slide has completely blocked the road (pictures from the LA Times): It is uite interesting that the weather does not indicate an obvious trigger for what appears to be a failure on a reprofiled slope. However, California has suffered recent exceptional rainfall …
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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