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Fatal Italian Rail Landslide Investigation focuses on Irrigation Lines and Catchment Fence

April 20, 2010 rockman Failures Comments Off on Fatal Italian Rail Landslide Investigation focuses on Irrigation Lines and Catchment Fence

The investigation is underway to determine the cause of last week’s fatal landslide along an Italian Rail line that resulted in the death of 9 and another 30 more people injured. Although the volume of […]

A tsunami flowing into the city of Mikayo after the 9.0 magnitude Fukushima earthquake March 11, 2011 (JIJI PRESS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Geologic Hazards

Underwater landslide may have doubled 2011 Japanese tsunami

September 30, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Underwater landslide may have doubled 2011 Japanese tsunami

A seismologist at the University of Tokyo believes that the monstrous tsunami that was responsible for so much damage and loss of life during the 2011 Fukushima earthquake may have been a result of a […]

Landslide in Mizoram India kills 3
Failures

Three Apartment Buildings Partially Collapse from Landslide in Mizoram, India

July 11, 2019 rockman Failures, Geologic Hazards, News Comments Off on Three Apartment Buildings Partially Collapse from Landslide in Mizoram, India

A large landslide occured on the hillside above a complex of apartment buildings last week, partially collapsing 3 buildings and killing at least 3 people and injuring more. Dave Petley of the Landslide Blog notes […]