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Old fort landslide caused by bedrock failure: People return home
The Old Fort landslide, a mass movement that caused the evacuation of about 50 residences, was caused by a bedrock failure. A team of geologists studied thoroughly the phenomenon since the last mov...
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Astonishing near miss of bus as massive landslide strikes in Philippines
An insightful driver reversed a bus that carried several passengers just before a massive landslide struck in Philippines. The ground failure occurred on November 4, 2018. One of the passengers man...
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Massive landslide in Uganda: At least 34 fatalities
- Oct, 19, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Landslides
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rainfall caused a river to burst its bank triggering a landslide that struck many houses in Uganda's mountainous town of Bukalasi. The impacted area is about 250km from the capital city of Ka...
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Disastrous retaining wall failure followed by building collapse in Turkey
- Jul, 24, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Retaining Walls
- Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A retaining wall gave away causing a landslide and leaving a building hanging on a cliff before it finally collapsed in Istanbul's Beyoglu district. According to authorities, the collapse of the wa...
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Dramatic landslide in Zakynthos Island, Greece: 7 people injured
- Sep, 13, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Navagio beach, Zakynthos Island, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The beach of Navagio in Zakynthos Island, Greece was struck by a massive rockfall resulting in 7 people injured including 2 children. Navagio is located in the Northwest part of Zakynthos (or Zante...
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