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Australian landslide: two fatalities and two others critically injured

Two members of a British family have died and two others are critically injured from a landslide while they were hiking on holiday in Australia. The man, 49, and his 9 year old son were killed by fal...

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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Floods and landslides kill eight, thirteen missing

Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 8 people including six children and leaving 13 missing, authorities said on Saturday...

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Azuay Province, Ecuador landslide: at least four fatalities, houses destroyed

At least four fatalities after heavy rain in southern Ecuador triggered floods and landslides in Azuay Province on 27 March 2022. Floods and landslides pushed rocks and debris onto the small commun...

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Lake Williams dam construction is expected to start on April

York Water Co.'s Lake Williams Dam is set to be renovated throughout the end of this year and through much of 2023. “The existing earth dam, built in 1912, does not meet 21st-century engineering de...

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Houston, Texas: New Memorial Park land bridge tunnel opens for traffic

The wait is over for Houstonians who have been eagerly watching the construction of the Memorial Park land bridge tunnels. On Monday, March 28, the first phase of the tunnels - eastbound - will ope...

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Jordan: Construction of Ibn Hammad Dam has been completed

The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) has completed the construction works of Ibn Hammad Dam in Ghor Haditha area in the Southern Jordan Valley in the Karak governorate. The dam has a total storage ca...

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India’s longest highway road tunnel in Hyderabad

If things go as per plans, Hyderabad will have the country’s longest Highway Road Tunnel, tentatively about 10 km from Jubilee Hills Road No 45 Junction to Banjara Hills, Road No. 12 Junction. The pr...

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Peru landslide: at least 2 dead, including a one-month-old infant

A major landslide struck a community in Peru’s north. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of at least two people, including a one-month-old infant, as they continue to search for missing residen...

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Road safety improvement with the aid of smart geotechnical sensors

Geotechnical sensors that will monitor the condition of Australia’s coastal roadways are developed by a new manufacturing research collaboration. The project, which has secured A$420,000 (£235,000)...

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Commercial Construction Projects: a short description of different types of retaining structures

Retaining wall systems are designed and manufactured to hold earth elements like rock and/or soil. In commercial settings that showcase grade changes, retaining wall structures help increase right of...

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