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Landslides & Mudslides
Slope failures after heavy rain, snowmelt, or earthquakes.
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Jiangxi mudslide kills one, 11 still missing in China
2+ week, 2+ day ago (808+ words) FBC News More From The FBC Jiangxi mudslide kills one, 11 still missing in China Share One person has been confirmed dead and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains triggered a mudslide early Saturday morning in a town in China’s Jiangxi…...
Seismic waves from Nepal???s landslide-flood reached Alaska, and so should the lessons
2+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) There is a lot about what happened in Nepal that we do not yet understand, and Alaska has been spared a geologic event with this level of human toll. While the heartbreaking stories continue to unfold, we have a responsibility…...
China restores access to Tibet disaster zone as highway reopens a week after devastating flood
2+ week, 5+ day ago (398+ words) China has fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after sections were washed away by catastrophic flooding, allowing heavy machinery to reach the main disaster zone for the first time. The extensive…...
Nepal Floods Sparked by Mountainside Collapse, More Likely
2+ week, 6+ day ago (900+ words) On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed. Doctoral Student, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University A huge mass of rock, ice and debris plunged roughly 1,200 metres into the…...
Nepal floods triggered by ice-rock avalanche: Nepalese scientists
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (478+ words) Kathmandu, The devastating floods in Nepal that swept through the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli corridor were triggered by a massive ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas, not by conventional rainfall, according to a preliminary report by Nepalese scientists. The report, commissioned by…...
Nepal sought China’s early warning months ago, got one less than 5 minutes before floods
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (499+ words) At least 800 people have been killed, and over 3,000 are missing along the Nepal-China border after devastating flash floods struck the region last week. However, as Nepal continues to reel in the aftermath of the devastating disaster, the incident has revealed…...
A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (217+ words) CTV News CONAKRY, Guinea â A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea âs capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government Authorities said that heavy rains, which started at…...