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Open-pit coal mine collapse in China

An open-pit coal mine collapsed in Alxa League in Inner Mongolia, China, on Wednesday the 22nd of February. A 180-meter-tall slope failure caused the mine to be buried under a very large volume of...

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Around 1000 destructive landslides in Auckland as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle

A geologist has called for a priority study of the city's vulnerability and risk, while an Auckland Council engineer estimates that recent storms have caused about 1000 landslides that have affected...

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Floods and landslides in Santa Catarina, Brazil: 3 fatalities

The state government said that 26 towns have reported damages brought on by the recent storms, while Rio Negrinho and Ascurra have both proclaimed states of emergency. According to the municipality...

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Landslide in east Taiwan: Suhua Highway tunnel blocked

According to Liberty Times, a landslide destroyed a section of a rock shed on the Suhua Highway in eastern Taiwan around 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday blocking the traffic. The rock shed connected the No....

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Highlands and Islands: multiple landslides among chaos ensued by strong winds and rain

Engineers have worked to clear 100 tonnes debris from a landslide that closed the road and railway line near Falls of Cruachan. Debris and boulders also fell onto the A85 Oban to Bridgend road, closi...

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Hollywood Hills: mudslide damages homes

A number of homes in the Hollywood Hills were hit by a small mudslide on Monday evening as heavy rain douses the area during yet another winter storm. According to Los Angeles Fire Department, a s...

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California storms: videos and photos of the damage

A catastrophic string of storms continued to pummel California on Tuesday, with the additional rain aggravating ongoing flooding conditions and raising the risk of flash floods and mudslides. Scenes...

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Kalinga, Philippines: Rains damage bridge and trigger landslides

Barangay officials on Wednesday closed a bridge to motorists in Tabuk City in Kalinga province after incessant rains caused by the northeast monsoon damaged it. The San Julian bridge broke and its...

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Malaysia landslide: At least 16 fatalities and more missing

At least 16 people including children have been killed after a landslide enveloped a holiday campsite in Malaysia's Selangor state, officials say. Families were sleeping in their tents when a lands...

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Floods & lanslides in Kinshasa: At least 141 people dead

More than 141 people have been killed in Kinshasa of Democratic Republic of Congo, after the heavy rains of December 13th. President Félix Tshisekedi declared three days of national mourning on Decem...

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