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Coastal landslide destabilizes cliffside Chalets in Devon as erosion risks intensify

A coastal landslide along the East Devon coastline has destabilised several beach chalets at Branscombe, leaving structures tilted and partially unsupported near the cliff edge, according to BBC repo...

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Deep cement mixing linked to deadly quick clay failure in Norway

A fatal landslide that occurred during a railway expansion project in Levanger, Norway, has been linked to ground stabilization works involving deep cement mixing (DCM), according to a detailed engin...

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Geotechnical challenges at Santorini port access road

Access to Santorini’s main port at Athinios has been temporarily suspended following a new rockfall incident along the only road connecting the port to the island’s upper settlements. The event, alth...

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Indonesia’s waste and mining slopes under pressure: Deadly landfill collapse in Bekasi and industrial landslide in Morowali

A major waste landslide at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java, has resulted in multiple fatalities and renewed concerns about landfill stability at one of S...

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Rainfall saturation triggers deadly hillside collapses in Ethiopia

At least 102 people have been killed after a series of landslides and floods struck the Gamo Zone in southern Ethiopia following several days of intense rainfall. The disaster unfolded across highlan...

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Record rainfall triggers fatal floods and landslides in Minas Gerais

At least 30 people have died and dozens remain missing after heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding and landslides in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The worst impact was recorded in Juiz de F...

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Coastal path section lost after major landslip at Stonebarrow

Thousands of tonnes of rock and mud have collapsed from Stonebarrow Hill at Charmouth, forcing the closure of part of the South West Coast Path along the Jurassic Coast. The landslip occurred after w...

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Rainfall 64% above average leads to floods and landslides in Colombia

Heavy rainfall in early February has triggered flooding and landslides across Colombia, leaving at least 13 people dead, according to national authorities and international agencies cited in the prov...

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Heavy rain triggers 200-metre landslide on Ionian Motorway

A major landslide forced the full closure of the Ionian Motorway in western Greece on Monday after a large section of a cut slope collapsed, depositing soil and rock across both carriageways. The fai...

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Anatomy of a Reactivated Landslide: How Combined Analysis Informed a Difficult Decision

A 21,000 m² landslide was actively threatening the settlement of Köprülü in northeastern Turkey. Ground deformation accelerated, structures cracked, and engineers needed clarity fast. This case study...

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