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The science of landslides, and why they’re so devastating in PNG
A 2012 landslide in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea. dfataustralianaid/flickr, CC BY
<p>A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Southern Highlands region of Papua New Guinea on February 25, 2018. This was followed by a series of aftershocks, producing widespread landslides that have killed dozens and injured hundreds. The same landslides have ...
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13 die after massive landslide throws bus into abyss in Colombia (PHOTO, VIDEO)
RT Question More   22 January 2018   Colombia  
13 die after massive landslide throws bus into abyss in Colombia (PHOTO, VIDEO)
<p>At least 13 people died when the bus they were traveling on was pushed by a landslide into a deep abyss off a highway in southwestern Colombia, authorities announced. Rescuers only managed to reach it the next day.</p> <p>About 5,000 cubic meters (176,000 ...