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Geotechnical Egineering News tagged with [landslide]

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Indonesia tsunami: 222 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatau erupts – as it happened
The Guardian   23 December 2018   Indonesia   Sunda Strait  
<p>At least 222 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit the coast of Indonesia&rsquo;s Sunda Strait.<br />Twenty-eight people are missing and authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached.<br ...
Washington State Workers to Install Equipment to Monitor Slow-Moving Landslide
Government Technology   06 December 2018   USA   Washington State  
Large containers line a road below the ridge, an effort to help block rocks and debris from reaching the highway. AP/ELAINE THOMPSON
<p>Geologists say the 20-acre, 200-foot-deep mass could continue sliding for years, if not decades, and will likely fall bit by bit into the quarry pit owned by Columbia Asphalt. It will not become a fast-moving, catastrophically damaging landslide, they say.</p> <p><br ...
Landslides, Rain In North Sikkim; Road Links Cut Off At Several Places
NDTV   14 September 2018   India   North Sikkim  
Landslides have occurred at Dzongu, Mangan, Lachen and Mangshilla in Sikkim
<p>Incessant rain in north Sikkim since Sunday has triggered multiple landslides in North District, snapping road connectivity at several places including Gangtok, a senior district official said.<br /><br />The landslides have occurred at Dzongu, Mangan, ...
Japan earthquake: Death toll rises after devastating tremor
CNN   10 September 2018   Japan   Hokkaido  
<p>Tokyo (CNN) The death toll in the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Japan on Thursday has risen to 39, the country's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Two people remain missing, and at least 641 people were injured, the agency said Sunday. Evacuation ...
World Cup stadium hit by LANDSLIDE - just two days after France v Croatia final
Express   17 July 2018   Russia  
The Volograd Stadium suffered severe damage
<p>ONE of the 2018 World Cup stadiums has been severely damaged by a landslide just two days after the France v Croatia final.<br>Heavy rain triggered landslides on an embankment near the Volgograd Stadium.</p>
Landslide Blocks Manali-Leh Highway
NDTV   29 June 2018   India  
Image tweeted by @ANI
<p>MANALI: Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Marhi, 30 kilometres from Manali, blocking the Manali-Leh National Highway-3. The blockage is likely to affect motorists who plan their road trips to the one of the most celebrated highways ...
Rocky road: Motorist’s miraculous escape from shocking landslide (VIDEO)
RT Question More   24 June 2018   New Zealand  
Slip face of Waioeka Gorge © Gisborne District Council
<p>A New Zealand motorist had a remarkably lucky escape after he narrowly avoided being crushed by a powerful landslide &ndash; and still managed to film the dramatic brush with death.</p>
3 Homes Likely Facing Demolition Following Millvale Landslide
Millvale Landslide, Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA
<p>MILLVALE (KDKA) &ndash; The crushing impact of the hillside is obvious in 37 and 33 Spring Street.</p> <p>From the air, the size of the slide is almost beyond belief as it progressively puts more and more pressure on the homes.</p> <p>Karl Cavanaugh is ...
Problems at Colombian Dam, Plagued by Landslides, Force Thousands to Evacuate
The Weather Channel   06 June 2018   Colombia   Cauca river  
Landslides Complicate Colombia Dam Project Now in Danger of Failing
<p>A dam under construction in Colombia has caused big problems for thousands who live downstream. Mudslides caused plugged water-release tunnels, sending water levels up and leading to evacuations. Locals now worry daily about what could happen if additional ...
Huge landslide in Tg Bungah hill
The Star   22 May 2018   Malaysia  
Disaster zone: An aerial view of the recent landslide in Tanjung Bungah, Penang.
<p>Nobody knew a natural disaster was waiting to happen until Sungai Kelian in Tanjung Bungah turned brown and silty.</p> <p>The sudden profusion of laterite mud flowing out to sea was caused by a landslide even bigger than the one that killed 11 people at ...