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Mudslide in Mexico: 7 fatalities
- Jul, 10, 2019
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Puebla
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A mudslide that hit a village in Mexico, has caused 7 fatalities. The incident occurred on July 10, 2019. The slide was caused after heavy rainfall struck the region οf Santo Tomas Chautla village, l...
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Catastrophic dam failure in India: Officials blame crabs
- Jul, 04, 2019
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Located in Ratnagiri district of the Indian Maharashtra state, Tiware dam was suddenly ruptured flooding seven downstream villages. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 4, 2019 and was followed by...
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Heavy rainfalls struck Japan: Over 1 million people affected
- Jul, 01, 2019
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 1 million people are advised to evacuate their residences in Japanese southwestern Kyushu Island after heavy rainfalls have caused floods and landslides and the situation may deteriorate in...
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Massive 7,1-Magnitude earthquake struck California
- Jul, 05, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful 7,1-magnitude temblor struck in the Mojave Desert (near Ridgecrest) located about 200 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles, at a depth of 17 kilometers on Friday, July 5, 2019. According to...
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Mine collapse in Congo: At least 43 fatalities
- Jun, 27, 2019
- Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kolwezi
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 43 miners were killed after a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The dramatic incident occurred on Thursday, July 27, 2019 in the Kolwezi region when 2 galleries inside the...
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Biggest meteorite impact ever found in UK
- Jun, 20, 2019
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers claim to have found the site where the largest meteorite impact in the United Kingdom occurred. The crater was first found in 2008 at about 40 km off the coast of NW Scotland by researche...
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Road collapses into a construction site in southern China
- Jun, 08, 2019
- Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Retaining Walls
- China, Nanning
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On June 8, 2019, a large part of a road suddenly collapsed into a building construction site in southern China. The incident occurred in Nanning, a city located near the Vietnam border, which is capi...
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Switzerland is rebuilding village hit by landslide in 2017
- Jun, 06, 2019
- Landslides Engineering Geology Slope Stability Soil Mechanics News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Switzerland, Bregaglia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Switzerland is planning to invest more than $12.1 million in order to rebuilt infrastructure in the village of Bondo that was hit by a massive landslide in 2017. The village of Bondo, located near th...
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A landslide and a wall collapse struck the Indian state of Odisha in less than 2 days: At least 7 fatalities
- Jun, 08, 2019
- Landslides Mining Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Keonjhar
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 7 people have died and 8 more were injured after a landslide and a wall collapse occurred in Odisha's Keonjhar and Dhenkanal district in India, respectively. On Saturday, June 8, 2019, three...
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Enormous rockfall closes Colorado highway
Colorado Highway 145 is closed "indefinitely" after being hit by two huge rock blocks. The incident occurred on May, 24, 2019 in the Highway between the municipalities of Cortez and Telluride. Accor...
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