A retaining wall failed along the A13 autobahn in Schonberg, Austria. Few details are available at this point, but the wall did fall onto a passing truck, killing the driver. Snowmelt was likely a factor in the failure. Rocks and debris continued to fall on the roadway while rescue and cleanup efforts were underway. [Source: The Landslide Blog. Image: oe24.at]
The downhill neighbors were suing the uphill neighbor for $2.5M, claiming he ‘girdled and removed trees in the area and redirected stormwater that contributed to the landslide’ which demolished their million dollar dream home. But […]
In an update to our earlier stories, retail giant Wal-Mart has released a statement on Wednesday that they will not build a store at the site of a massive landslide almost a year earlier. They […]
Amazing video of a rockslide as it happened yesterday along U.S. Highway 64 in the Ocoee River gorge in Tennessee. TDOT crews had almost finished removing rockslide debris from an event earlier in the day when a second slide occurred, blocking the road again. That looks like a pretty planar joint set dipping right into the roadway and everything was wet from the recent rains. Click through for the video.
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