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Landslides pose threat to Himalayan hydropower dream
The Tehri dam and hydroelectric power plant perches at the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.Credit: Pete McBride/Getty
<p>The work, published in Geophysical Research Letters1 last month, highlights the risk of quake-triggered landslides to hydropower development in the Himalayas &mdash; a global hotspot for this type of energy source.</p>
Neath Port Talbot landslide: 80 tonnes of debris on road
BBC NEWS   02 May 2018   UK   Wales  
The landslide happened on a privately owned hill / BBC
<p>A landslide has closed a road in Neath Port Talbot after 80 tonnes of tree, mud and debris fell into the road.</p> <p>Cymmer Road in Glyncorrwg was closed after the material fell from a hillside in the Afan Valley in the early hours of Wednesday morning.</p ...
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Landslide in central Croatia destroys houses amid floods
The Washington Post   13 March 2018   Croatia   Kostajnica  
This aerial photo shows buildings damaged by a landslide caused by melting snow in Kostajnica, central Croatia, Tuesday, March 13, 2018.(Associated Press)
<p>ZAGREB, Croatia &mdash; A landslide caused by melting snow destroyed several houses Tuesday in central Croatia, sending people fleeing from their homes in panic. No serious injuries were reported.</p> <p>The landslide in the town of Hrvatska Kostajnica ...
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Latest landslide adds to ‘unprecedented’ damage along scenic Highway 1 in Big Sur area
Photo: John Madonna, Associated Press
<p>Some longtime residents of Big Sur figured nature hadn’t finished with them this year. Over the weekend, they were proved right.</p><p>With a loud boom and a cloud of dust, part of a mountainside slid into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday night, swallowing ...
Landslide halts Amtrak train service between Seattle and Vancouver
CBC News   31 March 2017   United States, Canada   Americas  
A landslide on the rail tracks in South Surrey, B.C., captured by a nearby resident. (Erik Seiz)
<p>A landslide in South Surrey, B.C., has shut down Amtrak train service between Vancouver and Seattle.</p> <p>Amtrak said BNSF, which owns the railway, has suspended passenger railway traffic on the tracks until Friday, March 31. Amtrak said it is providing ...
Rain, slips affect North Island roads
RNZ   11 August 2016   Auckland   New Zealand  
A slip has partly closed State Highway 25 south of Coromandel Town. (Photo:NZTA)
<p>A slip is causing traffic delays in Coromandel, while clean-up crews are tackling road damage caused by flooding north of Auckland. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the slip, just south of Coromandel Town, was below the road and was being assessed ...
Landslide, crumbling streets, climbing death toll: The aftermath of Japan's earthquakes
Mashable   16 April 2016   Japan   Kumamoto  
Houses are seen in a landslide-hit area in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region.
<p>Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake. <br>And just hours after daylight broke, a 5.4-magnitude temblor ...
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Thousands stranded by floods and landslides in north-west Pakistan
The Guardian   04 April 2016   Pakistan   Peshawar  
People cross a flooded street following heavy rain in Peshawar. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images
<p>Rescuers are attempting to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan&rsquo;s north-west and parts of Kashmir after the death toll rose to 55.</p>
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Additional funding for A83 landslide mitigation works
BBC NEWS   25 January 2016   UK   Scotland  
Netting prevented 1,000 tonnes of rubble from reaching the road in December - but the route was later blocked
<p>A further &pound;6.6m is to be invested in works on the A83, including &pound;4m to mitigate landslides at the Rest and Be Thankful, it has been announced.<br />Transport Minister Derek Mackay said lessons were being learned from recent landslides and weather ...
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Landslide disrupts rail Newcastle-Carlisle rail services
BBC NEWS   06 January 2016   UK   Hexham  
Engineers have been working to clear the landslide from the rail line near Hexham / BBC News
<p>A 70-tonne landslide has brought further disruption to rail services in the North East and Cumbria.<br />Rubble on the line near Hexham has affected trains between Newcastle and Carlisle.<br />Services are running between Carlisle and Hexham and Newcastle ...
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