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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé
- Oct, 10, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Cameroon
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A colonial-era dam near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, gave way due to torrential rain at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, sending a destructive wave of water down the city. Furthermore, the w...
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Landslide causes large part of Swedish motorway to collapse
- Sep, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, September 23, caused the collapse of a large part of the E6 motorway in Sweden. Furthermore, the E6 connects the Swedish city of Gothenburg...
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Landslide after torrential rain hits houses in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sep, 18, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical
- Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred on Sunday, September 17, in the northwestern DR of the Congo, after days of torrential rain. Furthermore, the incident took place near the banks of the Congo River, in the town...
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Record-breaking precipitation in Greece causes widespread damage to housing and infrastructure
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Landslides Slope Stability Transportation Geotechnics Erosion Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Record-breaking precipitation, locally reaching up to 754 mm in a single day, wreaked havoc in Greece and caused widespread damage to housing and infrastructure, starting Monday, September 4. Storm...
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Suspension of train services between France and Italy due to rockslide
- Sep, 04, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Train services between France and Italy have been disrupted due to a rockslide that occurred in Savoie, France, on Sunday, August 27. According to an update from the French railway company SNCF, the...
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At least 21 fatalities after floods and landslides in Tajikistan
- Sep, 01, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Tajikistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tajikistan experienced extensive flooding and landslides on August 27, 2023, according to reports from the country's emergency agencies. The Emergency Situations Committee in Tajikistan said that bro...
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Huge landslide levels eight buildings in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Aug, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Erosion Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive landslide took place in the town of Anni, in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday, August 24. The landslide was caught on camera leveling eight multi-story buil...
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Myanmar landslide causes mining disaster
- Aug, 22, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Mining Other Geotechnical
- Myanmar [Burma]
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred at a jade mine in northern Myanmar on Sunday, August 13, after intense rain in the area. The mine where the event occurred is located near the Manna village of Hpakant, about 950...
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India’s Himachal Pradesh state hit by series of deadly landslides
- Aug, 16, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Erosion
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over 60 people lost their lives in India after heavy rain and landslides, some of which were caught on video, hit the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand since Sunday, August 13. Furthermore,...
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Train derailed in Sweden after embankment gets washed away by rain
- Aug, 08, 2023
- Railway Geotechnics Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Stormy weather and heavy rainfall has been affecting the Baltic Sea region since late Sunday which, among others, caused a train derailment in Sweden due to an embankment getting washed away on Monda...
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