In October of 2009, a massive landslide in the Nile Valley, near Yakima, Washington, took out a portion of Washington SR 410 and impacted the Naches River as well. This video from WSDOT shows what emergency response was required to get temporary traffic restored on a detour and get a more permanent detour constructed.
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Mitigation Examples in Japan
A couple of weeks ago the Landslides Under a Microscope blog had two nice posts about Landslide Mitigation examples in Japan. The author references the book “Landslides in Japan” (1996), but I’m not sure if […]
Geologic Hazards
Mudslide and Debris Flow in Oliver, B.C.
Five houses were destroyed and two more severely damaged but nobody was injured in a mudslide and debris flow that occured near Oliver, B.C. on Sunday. It occurred at 2:20 in the afternoon, and there […]
Failures
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 […]