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East Africa devastated by floods and landslides
- May, 16, 2020
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Lake Victoria
East Africa is currently suffering unprecedented destruction due to extreme precipitation that resulted in extensive floods and landslides. Rainfalls began in the past weeks and still continue to im...
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Heavy storm struck Egypt: At least 21 people dead
Egypt has been struck by one of the most extreme weather phenomena in 26 years that has resulted in, at least, 21 casualties. Heavy rainfalls initiated on late Wednesday, March 11, 2020, and persiste...
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Hundreds of earthquakes struck Puerto Rico within 10 days
More than 500 tremblors have struck Puerto Rico during a 10-day period. On December 28, 2019, a M 4.7 earthquake followed by another M 5.0 shock struck the Southwestern part of Puerto Rico resulting...
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High water level blamed for Vale's dam collapse in Brazil
According to experts, the catastrophic failure of Vale's mining waste dam was caused by high water level. In January 2019, the 86-meter high dam located in the state of Minas Gerais, collapsed trigge...
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New Zealand volcano eruption: At least 5 dead
At least 5 people were reported dead after a volcano erupted in New Zealand's White Island on Monday, December 9, 2019. White Island is one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes that experienced an...
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