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At least 106 homes damaged in Ambon due to flood and landslides
- Jul, 22, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Indonesia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 106 homes in Ambon City, Maluku Province, were damaged between June 19 and July 20, 2022 due to floods and landslides that triggered by high-intensity rainfall, according to data provided by...
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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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Extreme weather in southeast China triggers landslides and damage buildings leaving 6 people dead
Heavy rain in China has claimed six lives this week and forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people. Five people died in southeastern China, according to state media reports: A house collapse took...
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At least 44 fatalities after heavy rain and landslides in Brazil
- May, 30, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stabilization Slope Stability
- Brazil
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Heavy rains in Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state have left at least 44 dead as of Sunday, according to authorities. The catastrophic weather has forced dozens to flee their homes in Pernambuco s...
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Floods and landslides in Indonesia: at least 4 fatalities, thousands affected
- May, 25, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Indonesia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide triggered by heavy rain destroyed homes in Cipelang Village, Cijeruk District, Bogor Regency in West Java Province on 21 May 2022. Indonesia’s disaster management agency said 4 people die...
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Landslides in Assam, India: at least three fatalities
- May, 16, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least three people were killed in landslides in Dima Hasao district of Assam, an official bulletin said. According to a bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Sa...
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Landslide buries primary road connecting Alaska resort community to city of Seward
- May, 10, 2022
- Engineering Geology Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred around 7.40 am on Saturday has cut off the access to the road connecting Alaska resort community to the city of Seward. The repair works had not started yet, due to safety concer...
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