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A 6.3-magnitude aftershock hits southern Turkey two weeks after the major earthquake of magnitude 7.8: 3 people killed and hundreds injured
- Feb, 23, 2023
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The earthquakes that rocked both countries on February 6 were followed by tremors of magnitudes 6.4 and 5.8 that occurred on Monday February 20 in the southeast, close to the border with Syria. The t...
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Deadly landslide on Italian island of Ischia
- Nov, 29, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday and thus Italy has declared a state of emergency. On Sunday morning, 10 people rema...
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Floods and landslides in Colombia: 15.000 people affected, hundreds of homes damaged
- Nov, 04, 2022
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Floods caused material damages in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department from 23 October where 35 homes were destroyed, 274 damaged and 1,545 residents affected or displaced. Heavy rain caused streams...
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Kishtwar landslide: four killed, six injured
- Nov, 01, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Tunneling Underground Structures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide hit an under-construction tunnel of a power project. The death toll reached four on Sunday, as three more bodies were recovered from the debris. At least six were rescued in injured condi...
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Floods and landslides in Philippines: at least 45 fatalities
- Oct, 31, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Philippines has significantly revised down the death toll from a tropical storm ravaging the country, saying only 45 people have been killed. The civil defence office had earlier reported 72 dead...
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4 lakes in mid-Michigan, disappeared after dam failure, are being restored
- Oct, 25, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Four dams are being restored after catastrophic failures led to four man-made lakes disappearing in May 2020. The dam failures took away Sandford Lake, Wixom Lake, Secord Lake and Smallwood Lake. F...
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GEER report 2021 Western European Flooding published and available online!
Record rainfall triggered devastating and deadly flooding in Western Europe between July 14-16th, 2021. The extreme weather event killed more than 230 people in Germany and Belgium and cost billions...
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Chile: mining areas connected to giant sinkhole were permanently closed
- Oct, 17, 2022
- Other Geotechnical Deep Excavations Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Chile
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole, that appeared in the northern part of the country in July, was announced by Chile's mining minister on Friday (07 October...
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Venezuela landslide: 22 fatalities, at least 52 missing
- Oct, 11, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Venezuela
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide in central Venezuela left at least 22 people dead and more than 52 missing after a river overflowed, officials said Sunday, in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rains to hit the...
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Landslide damages dam wall in Arunachal Pradesh
- Oct, 07, 2022
- Dam Engineering Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive landslide triggered by heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh has damaged the guard wall of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHP) at Gerukamukh. The intake tunnel of the project has been cl...
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