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NH-2 Collapse in Nagaland: Landslide Sends Trucks Over Cliff, Cuts Key Highway Link
- Jun, 06, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Kohima
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Intense monsoon rainfall has triggered widespread landslides throughout Nagaland, causing extensive damage to infrastructure and agriculture. In one of the most critical incidents, a 50-meter stretch...
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Glacier Collapse Submerges 90% of Swiss Alpine Village in Mud and Debris
- May, 28, 2025
- Landslides Rock Mass Characterization News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Switzerland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A significant glacial collapse occurred above the village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley of southern Switzerland on May 28, 2025. The incident originated from a large section of the Birch Glaci...
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McCrae Landslide: Lessons from a Hillside Collapse
- May, 22, 2025
- Landslides Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage Slope Stability Analysis News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Australia, McCrae
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On January 14, 2025, a coastal community in McCrae, Victoria faced a sudden and destructive landslide that sent a multi-million-dollar home tumbling down an ancient sea cliff. The collapse seriously...
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Landslide Tragedy at Lai Chau Hydropower Site Raises Safety Concerns in Vietnam
- May, 16, 2025
- Dam Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Vietnam
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A devastating landslide struck the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydropower plant construction site in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam, on the morning of May 16, 2025, resulting in the loss of multiple lives and...
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Embankment Stabilization Success on Brighton Main Line
- May, 08, 2025
- Landslides Railway Geotechnics Slope Stabilization Road Embankments News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In January 2025, a landslip between Three Bridges and Gatwick Airport prompted immediate geotechnical intervention on the Brighton Main Line. Network Rail swiftly acted to prevent further ground mov...
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Colombia’s Rain Crisis Escalates with Deadly Landslide Claiming Five Lives, Two Missing
- May, 08, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide struck the municipality of Sabaneta, just south of Medellin, Colombia, in the early hours of May 8, 2025, leaving five people dead and two still missing. The incident occurred in a reside...
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Cracks Ignored: How Warnings Went Unheeded in Algeria’s Landslide Tragedy
- Apr, 27, 2025
- Landslides Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Algeria, Oran
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Late on the night of April 26, 2025, a landslide struck the coastal city of Oran, Algeria, collapsing fragile tin homes in the historic Sidi El Houari district. The disaster claimed four lives—report...
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Deep Foundations, Steady Rails: The £33M Fix for East Coast Mainline Landslide
- Apr, 28, 2025
- Railway Geotechnics Landslides Slope Stabilization News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The East Coast Mainline, one of the UK’s most vital railway corridors, recently faced a serious geotechnical challenge near the Browney Curve in County Durham. The area had long shown signs of instab...
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Slope Failures and Submerged Homes: April Disasters in Indonesia
- Apr, 26, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Indonesia’s landscapes—while rich in biodiversity and beauty—remain increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather, as evidenced by recent floods and landslides that struck Java and Kalimantan in early A...
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Another Tailings Tragedy in Indonesia: Lessons from Fatufia
- Mar, 23, 2025
- Tailings Dams Forensics Landslides Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On March 22, 2025, a fatal tailings landslide struck the Fatufia region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, claiming the lives of three excavator operators. The landslide followed days of heavy rainfall and occu...
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