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Pool hanging off cliff after mudslide in California, U.S.A

Yet another atmospheric river hit the state of California this week, the eleventh one this storm season. Extra flooding and mudslides came to be added to the ones reported in the state last week. Fu...

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Landslide of under-construction active strand-tieback wall in Antioquia, Colombia

A landslide occurred southwest of Antioquia, Colombia on Sunday March 12. An active strand-tieback wall was under construction on the slope at the time of failure and, as can be seen from the video...

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Heavy rainfall causes floods and mudslides in California, U.S.A.

A series of atmospheric rivers are affecting California, U.S.A., causing serious flooding and mudslides, while 34 of the 58 counties have declared a state of emergency. The first one, called “Pine...

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Freight train derailed by rockslide in West Virginia, USA

A freight train was derailed due to a rockslide on Wednesday, March 8 at 4.51 a.m. near Sandstone, West Virginia. More specifically, the train mainly consisted of empty coal cars and, according to U...

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Landslide in Ramban, India hits highway

A large landslide hit the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Seri village, in the district of Ramban, India, on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7th. Shortly after, the highway, which at the time accommoda...

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Landslide in Indonesia leaves 15 dead and many missing

A landslide struck the island of Serasan in Indonesia on Monday. The island is located in the Natuna region of the Rian province, between Borneo and peninsular Malaysia and is home to 8000 people...

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Earthquake-related building collapse in Turkey: A geotechnical investigation

An expert committee will carry out a "geotechnical experiment" as part of the ground survey test in Kahramanmaraş, where 11 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake that struck Adana on February 6....

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Landslides in Brazil: At least 65 fatalities and people buried in mud

At least 65 people have now died as a result of landslides that occurred in coastal towns in Brazil's state of São Paulo. There are still people missing, while among the victims there are many kids....

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A 6.3-magnitude aftershock hits southern Turkey two weeks after the major earthquake of magnitude 7.8: 3 people killed and hundreds injured

The earthquakes that rocked both countries on February 6 were followed by tremors of magnitudes 6.4 and 5.8 that occurred on Monday February 20 in the southeast, close to the border with Syria. The t...

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At least 46,000 fatalities as a result of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Although the number of people who have died as a result of the powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now surpassed 46,000, some survivors were still being pulled from the debris 11 days after t...

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