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Why California's mudslides are so devastating
CNN   11 January 2018   USA   California  
Mudslides pushed boulders near a broken fence in Carpinteria on Tuesday.
<p>(CNN)Southern Californians can't get a break from nature. First, wildfires scorched a massive area northwest of Los Angeles. Now catastrophic mudslides have swallowed homes and killed at least 15 people.</p> <p>But a variety of unique factors have made ...
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One dead, two winched to safety after Blue Mountains rockslide
The Sydney Morning Herald   29 November 2017   Australia   Sydney  
A man has died and two others are trapped after an accident at Wentworth Falls. Photo: Seven News
<p>A 36-year-old National Parks contractor was killed and two of his colleagues seriously injured when a rockslide at a Blue Mountains walking track fell from a 10-metre height on Wednesday.</p><p>The three National Parks and Wildlife Service contractors were ...
Second village evacuated in Swiss rockslide valley
SWI   01 September 2017   Switzerland   Graubuenden  
The latest landslide has also cut off electricity and road links (Keystone)
<p>Heavy overnight storms unleashed further landslides in the Val Badosca, forcing residents of a second village to evacuate in canton Graub&uuml;nden. Eight hikers are still missing, presumed dead, following a massive rockslide that fell on Bondo village, ...
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Two Killed as Mountain Collapses on Township in South West China
The Wire   28 August 2017   China   Zhangjiawan  
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide that occurred in Nayong county, Guizhou province, China August 28, 2017. Credit:Reuters
<p>Beijing: A landslide caused part of a mountain to collapse on to a remote township in China’s remote southwest on Monday, state media said, killing at least two people with 25 missing.</p><p>The landslide sent rubble sweeping over 34 homes in Zhangjiawan ...
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Search continues for missing hikers after landslide
SWI   25 August 2017   Switzerland   Graubuenden  
The landslide stopped just short of Bondo (Keystone)
<p>Rescue services resumed their search for eight missing hikers on Friday following a massive landslide in a remote valley in canton Graub&uuml;nden.<br />Rescuers are using a helicopter, dogs, thermal imaging and mobile phone location devices to look for ...
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Switzerland landslide: Eight people missing after rockfall near Italian border
The Independent   24 August 2017   Switzerland   Graubuenden  
A view of a landslide and the village Bondo in Graubuenden in southeast Switzerland EPA/GIAN EHRENZELLER
<p>Eight people are missing and several villages have been evacuated after a landslide in southeast Switzerland, police said.</p> <p>One hundred people were evacuated from Bondo yesterday.</p> <p>Rolling rocks reached the entrance of the village and police ...
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2 survived as rock slide buried truck in Jalal-Abad
AKIpress   17 May 2017   Kyrgyzstan   Jalal-Abad  
Rocklside in Jalal-Abad
<p>A truck was buried by a rockfall triggered by a mudslide in Chatkal district of Jalal-Abad region, the authorities said.</p> <p>The driver and one passenger inside the cabin were luckily safe and sound. The truck was carrying food products, the Ministry ...
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Quick-thinking drivers spot landslide and reverse just in time to miss cascading avalanche of rocks and mud in China
Daily Mail   14 July 2016   China   Shangri - La  
Luckily the car stops just in time to avoid being devoured by the landslide, in the country's Yunnan Province
<p>Life-threatening landslides appear to be part and parcel of journeys through China's mountainous southern regions.<br />The latest shocking footage shows the near-miss of drivers approaching the city of Shangri-La on Monday morning.<br />A sudden rock fall ...
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More evacuations in Pacifica as cliffs give way to the sea
Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle
<p>Massive chunks of dirt seen crashing into the roiling surf this past weekend persuaded Pacifica officials Monday to evacuate cliffside apartments that everyone agrees are inching closer to a catastrophic collapse into the sea.<br>Dozens of residents living ...
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Stawamus Chief rock slide raises large dust cloud
CBCnews   19 April 2015   Canada   District of Squamish BC  
Dust cloud from rock slide
<p>The District of Squamish says a geotechnical engineering assessment has been done and a search is under way after a rock slide on the Stawamus Chief this morning. It has not yet released details of the engineer's early report. There have been no reports ...
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