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28 October 2020
Yerba Loca – an interesting rockslide in central Chile
A new paper in the journal Landslides (Sepulveda et al 2020) describes the interesting Yerba Loca rockslide in central Chile
21 July 2020
Rio Coca: a valley-blocking landslide in Ecuador caught on video
On 18 July 2020 a landslide occurred on the Rio Coca in Ecuador, blocking the river. Both the initial failure and the breach were captured on video.
30 June 2020
The 18 June 2020 Achoma landslide in Peru
A state of emergency has been declared as a result of the valley-blocking 18 June 2020 Achoma landslide on the Rio Colca in Peru
1 May 2020
Dona Juana: a large garbage landslide in Bogota
A large (c.60,000 cubic metre) and spectacular garbage landslide occurred at the Dona Juana landfill site in Bogota, Colombia on 28 April 2020.
20 April 2020
Salkantay – what happened after the initial failure?
The Planet Labs images from the Salkantay landslide in Peru suggest that the rock avalanche behaved in ways that are quite surprising.
17 April 2020
The Salkantay landslide: wonderful Planet Labs high resolution satellite images
Extraordinary high resolution satellite images of the source and deposit of the Salkantay rock avalanche in Peru, collected by Planet Labs.
12 March 2020
Salkantay: Planet Labs imagery of the upper portions of the flow
Salkantay: Planet Labs has now captured imagery of the upper portions of the ice-rock avalanche and debris flow that occurred in Peru in February
9 March 2020
Downstream impacts of the Salkantay rock avalanche and debris flow
Planet Labs have captured imagery of the downstream impacts of the debris flow resulting from the Salkantay rock avalanche in Peru.
4 March 2020
Baixada Santista: significant landslides in Brazil this week
Heavy rainfall on 2 and 3 March 2020 triggered many landslides in the urban area of Baixada Santista in SE Brazil, killing at least 18 people.
28 February 2020
More information about the Salkantay landslide and mudflow
The Salkantay landslide was a wedge failure in the near-vertical rock mass. The mass fragmented on impact to form a rock/ice avalanche that transitioned to a mudflow.
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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