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Tropical Storm Franklin caused floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall in the Dominican Republic late on Wednesday, the 23rd of August, causing floods and landslides on the island of Hispaniola. Franklin brought heavy rainfall and...

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Huge landslide levels eight buildings in Himachal Pradesh, India

A massive landslide took place in the town of Anni, in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday, August 24. The landslide was caught on camera leveling eight multi-story buil...

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India’s Himachal Pradesh state hit by series of deadly landslides

Over 60 people lost their lives in India after heavy rain and landslides, some of which were caught on video, hit the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand since Sunday, August 13. Furthermore,...

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Days of heavy rain cause partial collapse of Norwegian dam

Part of a dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, located on the Glomma River, Norway, gave way on August 9. Furthermore, Norway saw days of heavy rain prior to the event, due to Storm...

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Massive mudflow hits mountain resort town in Georgia

A massive mudflow hit the mountain resort town of Shovi in the Racha region of Georgia on August 3. Furthermore, according to the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident is known to hav...

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Peak of Austrian Fluchthorn mountain collapses in huge rockslide

The peak of mountain Fluchthorn in Tyrol, Austria, was caught on video collapsing in a huge rockslide on Sunday, June 11. Furthermore, helicopters were dispatched after the event to assess the situa...

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Golf course in Utah reopens after sinkhole forms in it

A sinkhole forming at Fox Hollow Golf Club, in American Fork, Utah went viral on TikTok on May 21st. Jaxson Taylor, the club’s head golf professional, stated that the sinkhole started appearing arou...

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Damaged pipe causes sinkhole in the middle of the street in Thailand

A sinkhole was caught on video forming outside a café in the Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand, on May 23. The sinkhole is seen forming as water is flowing out of it, while officials stated t...

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Heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in Italy

Heavy torrential rains, following extensive drought, have caused severe flooding and landslides in the North and East parts of Italy. It was reported on Thursday by the country’s Civil Protection de...

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Sinkhole appeared in Taipei, Taiwan, next to construction site

A sinkhole appeared next to a construction site in Taipei, Taiwan, around 2.50 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. According to the Taipei City government, the sinkhole measured 15 meters in length and 3 met...

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