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News on Floods
Mudslides in Kenya caused at least 53 fatalities
Mudslides that occurred on November 23, 2019, in West Pokot County, Kenya, have caused at least 53 fatalities as victims were buried under the debris. The slides were triggered after intense precipit...
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Venice experiences the highest floods in 53 years
- Nov, 12, 2019
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy, Venice
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The city of Venice has reached the highest water level in 53 years. Tide peaks have resulted in the highest water level the city has ever experienced since 1966. The current water level reached 1.87...
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Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Railway Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Missouri, Brunswick
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad stretching for more than 35,000 kilometers in 22 st...
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Imelda tropical storm strikes Texas: 2 people dead and hundreds rescued
- Sep, 19, 2019
- Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Texas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Imelda storm hit a large region of Texas on September 19, 2019. 2 people were reported dead and over 1,000 people were rescued. In total, the storm affected more than 6 million people and has severel...
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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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