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19 July 2023
The devastating 17 July 2023 debris flow at Quetame in Colombia
The devastating 17 July 2023 debris flow at Quetame in Colombia, which killed at least 14 people including three children.
8 June 2023
Instability in ground works at the Cóndor Cliff dam in Argentina
A new paper in the journal NHESS (Tamburini-Beliveau et al. 2023) has measured ground work instability at the Cóndor Cliff dam in Argentina.
1 June 2023
El Molino: a valley-blocking landslide breach event in Colombia
Satellite images from Planet show that the landslide lake at El Molino in Colombia has breached, releasing a large debris flow.
30 March 2023
Buriticupu: a town with a chronic gully and landslide problem in Brazil
Buriticupu is a town with a population of about 73,000 that is being affected by a chronic gully and landslide problem.
28 March 2023
Alausí: a massive landslide in Ecuador
The massive 26 March 2023 Alausí landslide in Ecuador is reported to have killed seven people and to have left a further 64 people missing.
15 March 2023
Lago Riesco: a large debris flow in southern Chile
On 11 March 2023 a large debris flow occurred close to Lago Riesco in the Aysen region of southern Chile, triggered by heavy rainfall.
8 February 2023
Secocha: reports of 40 fatalities in landslides in Peru
On 5 February 2023 a series of deadly landslides struck the town of Secocha in Arequipa, Peru, killing at least 40 people.
11 January 2023
Rosas in Cauca, Colombia: a truly extraordinary landslide
A very large, unusual landslide has occurred in Rosas, Cauca in Columbia, displacing over 700 people and closing the Pan American Highway
23 December 2022
Losses from debris flows in Brazil
An open access paper in the journal Landslides (Cabral et al. 2022) analyses debris flows in Brazil over the last century, finding that 45 events have killed 5,771 people and generated US$5,5 billion in economic losses.
2 December 2022
BR-376: a deadly highway landslide in Brazil
BR-376: on 28 November 2022 heavy rainfall triggered a large landslide on a highway in Brazil . At least two people were killed, whilst rescue operations are ongoing.
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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