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Wellington CBD road: landslide block part of the road - 12 homes evacuated
- Aug, 17, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- New Zealand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Twelve households have been evacuated after a landslide blocked part of The Terrace in central Wellington on Monday 8/8/2022 afternoon. The slip occurred towards the southern end of the road, which i...
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Sinkhole opened up in private pool: one man found dead after being swept into
- Aug, 05, 2022
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical Soil Structure Interaction Landslides
- Israel
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A man was found dead on Thursday afternoon, hours after a sinkhole opened up in an inground swimming pool at a private home in central Israel, with the receding water dragging him away along with ano...
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Uganda, Kenya: A new dam to provide water and electricity to five towns
- Jul, 29, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- Kenya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The East African Community (EAC) is helping to increase access to water and electricity in Uganda and Kenya through the All Purpose Water Resources Development Project (AWDP). The cross-border region...
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Northern Philippines: At least five fatalities and dozens injuries after 7.0-magnitude earthquake triggers landslides
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Seismic
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least five people have been killed and dozens have been injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the northern Philippines set off multiple landslides and damaged buildings. So far, 64 people ha...
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British Columbia: Canada supports flood, landslide recovery efforts with $870 million
- Jul, 25, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The advance payments of over 870 million Canadian dollars (700 million U.S. dollars) is in addition to the 207 million Canadian dollars (166 million U.S. dollars) in support of wildfire recovery effo...
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Sunshine Coast's ‘worst landslide in 30 years’ is extensive with no easy fix
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Other Geotechnical Erosion Transportation Geotechnics Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide on Black Mountain Road is believed to be the biggest experienced on the Sunshine Coast in 30 years. The road is just west of the Bruce Highway, not far from Cooroy. Geotechnical assessmen...
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Landslide sweeps over Colombian school: at least three children dead
- Jul, 18, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least three children have been killed when a landslide buried a rural elementary school in northwestern Colombia on Thursday, according to authorities. Officials in Antioquia province said about...
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Tourists hit by avalanche in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains
- Jul, 12, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Soil Mechanics Soil Dynamics Other Geotechnical
- Kyrgyzstan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A group of tourists trekking in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains on Friday survived a huge avalanche that swept right over them. The group consisted of nine British tourists and one American, plus th...
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Arunachal Pradesh: 1 killed, 3 missing after landslides and floods
- Jun, 27, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Incessant rainfall in the past several days have triggered landslides and flood in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh disrupting surface communication, while one person was killed and three other...
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"Geo-Trends Review" nineteenth issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the nineteenth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The nineteenth issue was just distr...
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