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25 June 2017
Xinmo: the massive landslide in Sichuan Province yesterday
An 8 million cubic metre landslide struck the town of Xinmo in Sichuan Province, China on 24th June 2017, killing an estimated 133 people.
21 July 2014
Maoxian County landslide: a dramatic video of a fatal rockslide
On Thursday a rockslide occurred in Maoxian County in Sichuan Province, China. The terrifying moments of the landslide were captured on a dashboard camera
17 July 2013
Sichuan’s summer of landslides
Heavy rainfall is continuing to trigger landslides across large parts of Sichuan Province in China, and more heavy rainfall is forecast for the next 2 days
12 May 2013
The Wenchuan earthquake, five years on
Five years ago today the Wenchuan earthquake struck in China. This post reports on a new paper that reflects on what we have learnt from this event
27 April 2013
Landslide hazards in the aftermath of the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan
Information is now emerging about the response by the authorities to the threat of landslides in the upcoming rainy season in the area affected by the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan Provice, China
22 April 2013
Images of landslides from the earthquake in China
A collection of images of landslides from the earthquake in Sichuan. Whilst the level of lass from landslides is unclear, there is no doubt that they are causing disruption to the rescue efforts
20 April 2013
Initial reports of landslides from the earthquake in Sichuan this morning
Initial reports of the earthquake suggest that there are two landslide dams plus other landslides and dams. Images also suggest that there may have been foundation problems in some urban areas
11 March 2010
Manchester talk on the Sichuan Earthquake disaster
Yesterday I gave a talk to the Manchester branches of the Geographical Association and the Geological Association on the causes of the Sichuan (Wenchuan) earthquake disaster. As usual I promised to make my slides available via Authorstream. You should be able to download the presentation as well as viewing it below.: 10_03 Manchester 1 http://www.authorstream.com/player/player.swf?p=346062_634038962411343750 See more presentations by Dr_Dave | Upload your own PowerPoint presentations
10 August 2009
A dreadful weekend of landslides
The last few days have been a dreadful period for landslides. I really cannot cover all that has happened in enough detail, so all I can do is to outline the main events: 1. Rotorua rockfall, New ZealandActually the period started with a very lucky escape in New Zealand on Thursday when a rockfall on a slope under maintenance crushed a car with two passengers. Both were trapped but were …
7 August 2009
Update – emergency evacuations below the Dadu River landslide in China
The Chinese language website www.scol.com.cn has some images of the area upstream of the landslide dam at Dadu here. This also links to what appears to be a Chinese language bulletin board here in which people are posting images of the situation. If this is as it seems then this area has serious problems. although reports do seem to indicate that the river is not completely blocked. For example, this …
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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