News on Natural Disasters / Failures

Ottawa Sinkhole Swallows Three Road Lanes and a Minivan

On Wednesday June 8th, a large sinkhole opened in the middle of Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa, Canada. The hole expanded and consumed three lanes of the road as well as the sidewalk and a parked mi...

Search Continues for Buried Miners

The search continues for the miners buried in a Mississippi gravel pit. On Friday, June 3rd, the pit collapsed, burying two workers.  As of Saturday, June 10th, the bodies of both workers had...

Dozens of Cars Fall Into 200 Meter Long Sinkhole in Florence

On May 25th, a sinkhole appeared on the side of the Lungarno Torrigiani road running along the Arno River in Florence, Italy. The sinkhole spanned approximately 200 meters and dozens of parked cars fe...

Landslide at Myanmar Jane Mine Kills 12 and More are Missing

On May 23rd, a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar occurred killing at least 12 workers and leaving many more missing. Over 100 workers were in the area at the time and it is unknown how many...

Four Cars Swallowed by Sinkhole in Ruijin, China (video)

On May 22nd, a sinkhole appeared near a busy intersection in Ruijin, a city in the Jiangxi privince of southeast China. Four cars and a tree fell into the sinkhole. Luckily, the cars were unoccupied a...

Two Small Earthquakes Hit Oban, Scotland in Same Week

Oban, Scotland has experienced a large amount of seismic activity lately. Last week, two small earthquakes were measured in the small town on the west cost of Scotland.  The first earthquake,...

Potential Mosul Dam Failure Puts Millions at Risk

The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is the largest Dam in the country and provides power to nearly two million people. According to engineers, the dam is at serious risk of collapse and...

Landslide in Fujian, China leaves 35 dead and 1 missing

On May 8th, a landslide occurred at the site of a future hydropower plant in Taining county of the Fujian province in China; 41 workers were unaccounted for.     The landslide occurred...

Taiwanese Developer Arrested Who Built Apartments Destroyed in Earthquake

The developer of a Taiwanese apartment complex that collapsed during 6.4 magnitude earthquake Tainan, Taiwan has been arrested on suspicion of criminal misconduct resulting in fatalities.   Th...

Debris Flow Recorded in Argentina

Trekkers Acagua in Argentina encounte red a debris flow in January, 2016. Julian Insarralde was the trek guide, and was aware that debris flows are common during this time of year.  The landslide...

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