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Landslide in Sudan’s Marra Mountains Levels Village and Claims Hundreds of Lives
- Aug, 31, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Sudan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On August 31, 2025, a massive landslide struck the village of Tarseen in Sudan’s Marra Mountains, western Darfur. Triggered by days of heavy rainfall, the slide buried nearly the entire settlement. L...
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Quick Clay Failure on Norway’s E6 at Levanger
- Aug, 30, 2025
- Landslides Settlements Slope Stability Slope Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Norway
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On August 30, 2025, a suspected quick clay landslide severed Norway’s main north–south corridor near Nesvatnet, Levanger, collapsing both lanes of the E6, an older parallel road, and a section of the...
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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills Over 1,400: Impact of Terrain and Construction
- Aug, 31, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, August 31, resulting in an official death toll of over 1,400 individuals, with more than 13,000 others injured. The seismic even...
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Jammu Landslide Claims 35 Lives Amid Flooding Crisis
- Aug, 27, 2025
- Landslides Groundwater & Seepage Geomorphology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Jammu
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major landslide struck the pilgrimage route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following several days of relentless rainfall. The collapse occurred near Inderpra...
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Cracks Before Collapse: What the Söke–Kuşadası Highway Failure Reinforces About Slope and Wall Design
- Aug, 10, 2025
- Slope Stability Mechanically Stabilized Earth (Mse) Walls Slope Stability Analysis Road Embankments News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, Kuşadası
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On 10 August 2025 a roadway collapse occurred on the Söke–Kuşadası corridor near Yaylaköy in southwestern Türkiye. Field checks against historical satellite imagery and roadside street views show lon...
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Massive Landslide Buries Petrol Pump on Jammu–Srinagar Highway
A significant landslide struck near Balinallah on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 24, 2025. Triggered by continuous rainfall, the slope failure...
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Hidden Faults Offer Clues to Slow Earthquakes in New Zealand
- Jul, 04, 2025
- Seismic Structural Geology Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A recent international study has provided new insight into the phenomenon of “slow earthquakes” along the Hikurangi subduction zone off New Zealand’s North Island. Researchers identified previously h...
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Carne Wall Landslide Removes 200,000 Cubic Metres of Rock Removing Historic Climbing Routes
- Aug, 02, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A significant landslide occurred at Carne Wall near Blackheath in Australia’s Blue Mountains between 1 and 2 August 2025, dislodging an estimated 200,000 cubic metres of sandstone. The rockfall remov...
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Earthquake Rocks Balikesir, Reviving Memories of 2023 Disaster
- Aug, 10, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, Sındırgı
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On August 10, 2025, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir, with its epicenter in the town of Sindirgi. Shaking was felt as far as 200 kilometers away in Istanb...
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Saturated Slopes and Flash Floods: Hazards in the Himalayas and Caucasus
- Aug, 05, 2025
- Slope Stability Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Dharali
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Recent weeks have seen intense rainfall triggering destructive mudslides in two mountainous regions, Uttarakhand in India and Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia. In Dharali village, Uttarakhand, heavy mons...
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