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Rockfalls in Greek island of Lesvos struck residences

The region of Plomari in Lesvos island was hit by rocksfalls that damaged houses on Saturday 24 of November 2018.  The rock blocks fell on vehicles, houses and two farm buildings but fortunate...

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Old fort landslide caused by bedrock failure: People return home

The Old Fort landslide, a mass movement that caused the evacuation of about 50 residences, was caused by a bedrock failure. A team of geologists studied thoroughly the phenomenon since the last mov...

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Astonishing near miss of bus as massive landslide strikes in Philippines

An insightful driver reversed a bus that carried several passengers just before a massive landslide struck in Philippines. The ground failure occurred on November 4, 2018. One of the passengers man...

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Race to free people trapped by landslide in Philippines

Rescue crews rushed to save 30 people that were trapped under debris after a landslide occurred in Philippines. Typhoon Yuru struck the northern mountainous region of Philippines causing heavy rain...

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Lake dam in Texas on the edge of collapsing

Prestonwood Lake Dam, located in the city of Arlington, Texas, appears to be close to failure. According to reports, the dam suffered erosion due to recent rainfalls and its spillway is about to co...

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19 people dead after rock-burst in East China's mining facility

19 workers that were trapped due to a mining accident in 20 October 2018 in East China, are confirmed dead. 22 Miners were working inside a water drainage tunnel when coal fell at both ends due to...

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Tremendous earthquake strucks the Greek Island of Zakynthos

A massive earthquake occurred 44 kilometers south-west of the Greek island of Zakynthos causing structural damage and electricity power loss. Fortunately no fatalities were reported.  The 6,8...

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Massive landslides in Palu after Mw 7,5 earthquake in Sulawesi

Three major landslides have struck Palu city causing fatalities and significant structural damage after the Mw 7,5 earthquake in Sulawesi Island. The devastating earthquake occurred on Friday, 28 o...

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Massive landslide in Uganda: At least 34 fatalities

Heavy rainfall caused a river to burst its bank triggering a landslide that struck many houses in Uganda's mountainous town of Bukalasi. The impacted area is about 250km from the capital city of Ka...

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Huge sinkhole caused by mine collapse in Ireland

A mine collapse in County Monaghan, Ireland, caused a large sinkhole to emerge on a football pitch. According to Mining company Gyproc, the transportation and storage of water in a previously unuse...

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