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Operation to rescue 40 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel continues in India

Part of an under-construction tunnel in India caved in during the early hours of Sunday, November 12, trapping 40 workers inside. Furthermore, the incident took place at 5.30 a.m. local time, in the...

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NASA partners with Pacific Disaster Center on new landslide hazard assessment and warning system

A collaboration between NASA and University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was recently made public on October 26, regarding NASA’s Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness mo...

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Unstable embankment causes Midland Main Line train service disruption in England

Repair work carried out on a railway embankment near Braybrooke, England, caused train service disruption on England’s Midland Main Line between Kettering and Leicester, between November 2 and Novemb...

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Landslide occurs at Colombia’s El Peñón de Guatapé tourist attraction

The moment that a small collapse occurred at the flank of Colombia’s popular tourist attraction, El Peñón de Guatapé, on November 2, was caught on video. Furthermore, El Peñón de Guatapé is an appro...

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Landslide disrupts Metro-North and Amtrak rail services in Westchester County of New York

A landslide took place in Westchester County, New York, early on Saturday, October 21st, and caused disruptions to Metro-North and Amtrack rail services over the weekend, blocking four nearby tracks....

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Coal train hits landslide in New Zealand and gets partially derailed

A coal train got partially derailed after it hit a landslide in New Zealand’s Buller Gorge during the early hours of Monday, the 16th of October. Buller Gorge is located in the northern part of Sout...

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Second 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan within a week

A new 6.3 magnitude earthquake this morning came to hit the same region in Afghanistan as the one that suffered widespread destruction on Saturday. Furthermore, the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Satur...

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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé

A colonial-era dam near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, gave way due to torrential rain at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, sending a destructive wave of water down the city. Furthermore, the w...

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New study finds that the fastest ever underwater flow was triggered by 2022 Tonga eruption

A new study, published on September 7 in the science magazine, showed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano in January 2022 caused the fastest underwater flow ever reco...

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Landslide causes large part of Swedish motorway to collapse

A landslide that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, September 23, caused the collapse of a large part of the E6 motorway in Sweden. Furthermore, the E6 connects the Swedish city of Gothenburg...

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