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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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Citizen scientists at NASA’s service, for the creation of the largest landslide database

 The aim is to get a better understanding of landslides with every report made Landslides can cause thousands of deaths every year worldwide, billions of dollars in property damage, while they...

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Ongoing landslides hit Kryopigi village in Preveza, Greece (video)

For several days, landslides keep evolving near Kryopigi village in Preveza, Greece. Villagers claim that ,since the 27th of March, they have been observing in a daily basis sliding movements of prov...

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Corinth Canal in Greece closed due to landslide (video)

Greece temporarily shut Corinth Canal for marine traffic on Monday, February 26, after intense storms and bad weather caused a rockfall in the area. The Corinth Canal cuts through the narrow Isthmu...

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Landslide destroys homes in Tijuana, Mexico (video)

More than 80 homes were destroyed after a landslide hit Tijuana's Lomas del Rubí neighborhood on Saturday morning, February 3, 2018. The landslide was caused by nearby construction work and fortuna...

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Landslide hits a bus in Colombia, killing 13

Thirteen people are reportedly dead, after a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia on Saturday, January 20. The landslide occurred on Tumaco-Pasto highway, a mountainous highwa...

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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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Huge crack spreading on Washington’s Rattlesnake Ridge prompts evacuations (video)

Authorities in Yakima County, Washington are closely monitoring Rattlesnake Ridge, after a large tension crack formed recently on the hillside and a landslide is imminent. The crack on Rattlesnake...

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At least 26 killed in Philippines by landslides caused by tropical storm (video)

At least twenty-six people are dead and 23 are missing according to officials, following landslides on the island of Biliran in eastern Philippines. Tropical Storm Kai-tak hit the area on Saturday,...

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