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Landslide threatens the stability of Lake Tahoma dam, North Carolina

A landslide caused by heavy rains raised fears about the integrity of Lake Tahoma Dam in North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for areas downstream of Lake Tahom...

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Hawaii’s Big Island: The opening of 3 new fissures raises fears for an ‘explosive eruption’

Boulders as big as refrigerators could be tossed a half-mile, and ash plumes could soar as high as 20,000 feet spread over a 12-mile area, according to Hawaii Civil Defense It was on...

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75,000 people evacuated as Mount Mayon volcano erupts in Philippines (video)

Lava is spilling from Mount Mayon volcano in Philippines, covering nearby towns with ash, during a nearly two-week eruption. The most active volcano in the South-East Asian country has been spewing...

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Bridge collapses in Colombia killing at least nine (video)

A motorway bridge under construction collapsed in central Colombia on Monday, January 15, killing at least nine workers and injuring another five. The suspension bridge, located in Chirajara on the...

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California gets hit by deadly mudslides

Heavy rainfall caused rivers of mud and debris to run down from hillsides in Santa Barbara County, California, last Tuesday, killing several people and causing extensive damage to infrastructure. T...

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Landslide damages cars in Ataşehir, Istanbul (video)

Τhe incident that took place in Ataşehir district, Istanbul on January 4, 2018, was caught on camera. The landslide was the result of a collapsed retaining wall, near a car park in Barbaros. Cars w...

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Severe flash floods hit Western Attica, Greece: 15 killed, several missing (video)

Flash floods turned roads into torrents of mud and debris on the Western outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, November 15, killing at least 15 people, inundating homes and blocking a section of a major h...

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Typhoon "Damrey" hits Vietnam, leaving at least 61 dead

"Damrey" made landfall at southern Vietnam on Saturday, November 4, with winds of up to 90 km/h, killing at least 61 people and leaving another 28 missing. The typhoon made landfall near the coasta...

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Scientists determine source of world’s largest mud eruption (video)

More than 11 years after the Lusi mud volcano first erupted on the Indonesian island of Java, researchers have probably figured out why the mudflows haven't stopped: deep underground, Lusi is connecte...

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Report highlights 'seismic gaps' in tsunami risk areas

The report makes a review of the tsunami hazards over the last 400 years and highlights "seismic gaps" or locations in the Pacific region where the tsunami threat might have been overlooked, due to lo...

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