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Three fatalities and 6 people missing after building collapses in Ravanusa, Italy
At least three people have died and at least six others are missing after several buildings in the southern Italian town of Ravanusa collapsed early At least three people have died and at least six...
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A landslide warning system: India says it's working with UK on prototype
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collaboration with the British Geological Survey (BGS) under the National Environmental Research Council (UK) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collabora...
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Colombia: Landslide kills 11, many more injured
A landslide triggered by heavy rains has killed several people in western Colombia. At least 11 people have died in a landslide in Colombia’s west A landslide triggered by heavy rains has killed se...
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Heavy rains in India's Kerala state trigger floods and landslides, at least 27 casualties
Flash floods and landslides occurred after the torrential rains that hit southern India in the weekend 16,17 October. According to the India Meteo Flash floods and landslides occurred after the to...
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Urban areas at greater risk for landslides due to the effects of precipitation
A new study indicates that urbanized areas are more prone to landslides caused by precipitation than rural areas. Annually, landslides are one of th A new study indicates that urbanized areas are mo...
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39 miners trapped underground and rescued in Ontario, Canada
39 workers were trapped in an underground mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada but all of them were eventually rescued. The Totten mine, owned and oper 39 workers were trapped in an underground mine in...
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Landslide swept away a multistory building in India
A multistory building was carried away by a landslide in India The incident occurred on September 30, 2021, in the region of Kachighati, Shimla locat A multistory building was carried away by a lands...
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How to tackle underground stations inundation
As weather phenomena tend to become more intense, a crucial question is how to protect the underground infrastructure from flooding events. A report As weather phenomena tend to become more intense,...
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5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Crete island in Greece
On Monday September 27th, many buildings on the island of Crete, Greece were damaged and some reduced to piles of rubble from an 5.8-magnitude earthq On Monday September 27th, many buildings on the i...
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Volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands triggers evacuations
A volcanic eruption on La Palma, an island of the Canary Islands, Spain, has caused significant infrastructure damage and triggered massive evacuatio A volcanic eruption on La Palma, an island of the...
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