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At least 47 people trapped from landslide in China

A large landslide that occurred in southwest China on the 22nd of January left at least 47 people trapped in the rubble, while eight of them have been confirmed dead so far, and two more were found i...

Prof. G. Gazetas' and Prof. E. Garini's preliminary report of the Noto Peninsula New Year's Day earthquake

Professor George Gazetas, from the National Technical University of Athens, along with Professor Evangelia Garini from the Technical University of Crete, created a preliminary report on Japan’s New Y...

Series of landslides claim 36 lives in Colombia

Footage has emerged from the moment a large landslide covered a busy highway that links the cities of Quibdo and Medellin in Colombia’s Pacific province of Choco. Furthermore, the event depicted in...

A look into the aftermath of Japan's New Year’s Day earthquake

A powerful earthquake, with a measured moment magnitude of Mw = 7.5, struck Japan on January 1, 2024, causing widespread destruction, mainly on the Noto Peninsula, while a tsunami with a height of mo...

Landslide caught on video crashing into Lake Garda

The Italian fire and rescue agency, Vigil Del Fuoco, posted footage of a landslide that took place in Italy on December 16. Furthermore, what is known so far is that the incident took place in Tremo...

Worsening condition of Bologna’s “leaning tower” to require €20 million restoration work

Things for Bologna’s leaning Garisenda Tower appear to have taken a turn for the worse, according to a 27-page report released by the scientific committee that has been monitoring it since 2019. Fur...

Massive landslip causes evacuations in Ventnor, UK

Island Echo recently released aerial footage from an area in the town of Ventnor, which was hit by a massive landslip on the evening of Sunday, December 10. Furthermore, Ventnor is a seaside resort...

Video shows the moment soil nail wall collapses in Coquitlam, Canada

The collapse of what appears to be a soil nail wall, used to retain a vertical excavation in Coquitlam, British Columbia, was caught on video on Wednesday, November 29. Furthermore, the failure occu...

41 trapped tunnel workers rescued after 17 days in India

The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India ended successfully on late Tuesday, November 28. Furthermore, as was previously reported, the workers had been trapped appro...

Oil spill leaves more than 1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard has been investigating the source of an oil spill near Louisiana, which has caused an estimated 1.1-million-gallon leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, USA Today reported th...

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