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News on Heavy rainfalls
Whaley Bridge dam: The spillway that partially collapsed is replaced
- Sep, 09, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The spillway of Whaley Bridge dam which partially collapsed last year will soon be replaced. Whaley Bridge dam is situated in Toddbrook Reservoir about 23 kilometers southwestern of Manchester in Eng...
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Landslide kills at least 64 people in India
- Aug, 07, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Idukki Township
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide has killed at least 63 people in the state of Kerala, southern India. The ground failure occurred on August 7, 2020, around 25 kilometers away from the town of Munnar. It impacted a local...
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Earthquakes triggered by landslides
- Jul, 02, 2020
- Landslides Seismic Slope Stability Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
It is widely known that earthquakes can trigger disastrous landslides but, what about the opposite? Can landslides trigger earthquakes? Earthquakes are triggering factors that can activate slope inst...
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Japan devastated by extreme floods and landslides: At least 58 casualties
- Jul, 06, 2020
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 58 people have been reported dead after a series of extreme rainfalls in Japan. For over a week, southwestern Japan has received a record amount of precipitation resulting in floods and land...
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Heavy storm struck Egypt: At least 21 people dead
- Mar, 11, 2020
- Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Egypt
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
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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