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31 July 2015
Nepal landslides: over 30 killed yesterday in Kaski and Myagdi
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides on Wednesday night in Central Nepal, killing at least 35 people. Worst affected were Kaski and Myagdi districts
22 July 2015
Chamoli: a large and spectacular failure caught on video
News24 has posted a video of a large and dramatic landslide that occurred in Chamoli, Uttarakhand this week. The post also includes a round up of landslide events elsewhere in South and Central Asia this week.
20 July 2015
Kalimpong: Save the Hills has documented the fatal landslides of 30th June / 1st July 2015
The Save the Hills blog has documented the landslides that occurred in the Kalimpong area of Darjeeling, N India on 3th June / 1st July 2015
1 July 2015
An updated landslide density map from the Nepal earthquakes from the EWF project
The EWF project has published a revised map showing landslide density for the Nepal earthquakes in April and May.
30 June 2015
Araniko Highway in Nepal: landslide problems in the monsoon
The Araniko Highway is the main route that links Nepal with Tibet. In the wake of the recent earthquake it is facing major landslide problems in the monsoon
26 May 2015
Kali Gandaki: an interesting landslide dam and breach
On Sunday a landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki river in Nepal for about 15 hours before breaching to release a significant flood.
20 May 2015
The timing of the landslide season in Nepal
Using my fatal landslide database for Nepal, I’ve looked at the timing of the landslide season in recent years. The main landslide season starts in late June and runs to early October.
11 May 2015
Jalbire, Sindhupalchok: the best landslide video from the Nepal earthquake to date?
A new, very good video has been posted on Youtube showing landslides at Jalbire triggered by the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal
Gorkha earthquake update
Gorkha earthquake update: landslides triggered by the Nepal seismic sequence
6 May 2015
Gorkha earthquake in Nepal: a landslide map and update on the landslide hazard
The EWF team, working with the British Geological Survey, have provided an update on landslide hazard after the Gorkha earthquake, including a landslide map
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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