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Glacier collapse triggers a dam burst in India
- Feb, 07, 2021
- Dam Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Chamoli
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 170 people are feared dead after a glacier collapse triggered floods and damaged 2 dams in north India. The incident occurred on Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Uttarakhand state, northern Ind...
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Two landslides struck Indonesia: At least 13 casualties
- Jan, 10, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 13 people have been reported dead after 2 major landslides struck in Indonesia. The ground failures occurred on January 10, 2020, close to a village that is located in West Java province. Th...
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Stunning cliff collapse in the Canary Islands caught on video
A stunning cliff collapse that occurred in the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain situated in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Morocco was caught on camera. The ground failure happened on No...
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Rainfall-induced landslide hits Alaska: 2 people missing
- Dec, 02, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska, Haines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Six people went initially missing after a major landslide struck Alaska. The landslide occurred on December 2, 2020, in a region near Haines, a town located in southeastern Alaska near the borders wi...
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House collapses into large sinkhole in Russia
- Oct, 16, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Russia, Vyshkov
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A residence collapsed due to a large sinkhole that opened in a Russian village. A sinkhole is a depression in the ground that is triggered by the failure of the surface layer. Most of them are caused...
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