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A car is crushed by a rockfall near Rotura, New Zealand
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Recent Rockfall Stories in New Zealand, Colorado and Portugal

August 24, 2009 rockman Comments Off on Recent Rockfall Stories in New Zealand, Colorado and Portugal

There were three fairly recent rockfall events with fatalities that made the news and caught my eye. State Highway 36 in New Zealand is still closed after a major rockfall occurred in Rotura. The photo […]

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