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Google Earth image of an earlier landslide at Dolton, Illinois.
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The unusual 18 September 2023 landslides at Dolton in Illinois

by Dave Petley 19 September 202319 September 2023

A least two landslides were triggered by heavy rainfall on 18 September 2023 at a landfill site at Dolton in Illinois, USA.

The initial phase of the 23 August 2023 landslide at Anni, N. India. Still from a video posted to Twitter.
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The 24 August 2023 landslide at Anni in Himachal Pradesh, India

by Dave Petley 25 August 202325 August 2023

A landslide in Anni, N. India has destroyed eight buildings.

A debris flow triggered by Storm Hilary in Forest Falls, California. Still from a video posted to Twitter.
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Mudslides and debris flows triggered by Storm Hilary

by Dave Petley 22 August 202322 August 2023

Videos of debris flows and mudflows from Storm Hilary.

Google Earth perspective view showing the Temi landslide in the foreground and the Batong hydropower station about 4 km downstream.
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The Temi landslide – an ancient, valley-blocking failure in Sichuan Province, China

by Dave Petley 21 August 202321 August 2023

Xie et al. 2023 describe the ancient, 35 million cubic metre, valley-blocking Temi landslide in China.

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The 14 August 2023 landslides in Himachal Pradesh, India

by Dave Petley 15 August 202315 August 2023

Heavy rainfall has triggered extensive landslides in Himachal Pradesh, India

The aftermath of a debris flow on 11 August 2023 at Weiziping in Shaanxi Province, China. Still from a video posted to Youtube by Sky News Australia.
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The 11 August 2023 debris flow at Weiziping in Shaanxi Province, China

by Dave Petley 14 August 202314 August 2023

27 people killed in a debris flow at Weiziping, near to Xi’an, in China.

The Swedish manual that aims to keep fire and rescue personnel safe.
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The safety of fire and rescue personnel after landslides

by Dave Petley 11 August 202311 August 2023

Keeping fire and rescue personnel safe from landslides.

A satellite image provided by Maxar showing the aftermath of the Shovi landslide.
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New images of the 3 August 2023 Shovi landslide

by Dave Petley 10 August 202310 August 2023

Satellite and terrestrial images are casting light on the Shovi landslide in Georgia.

A Regina X55 train, similar to the one that derailed at Hudiksvall in Sweden.
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Hudiksvall – an interesting embankment failure that caused a train derailment in Sweden

by Dave Petley 9 August 20239 August 2023

120 people have been evacuated from a derailed train near Hudiksvall after heavy rainfall brought by Storm Hans caused embankment failure

PlanetScope image of the aftermath of the 4 August 2023 debris flow at Shovi in Georgia. Image copyright Planet, used with permission, acquired on 6 August 2023.
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The 4 August 2023 debris flow at Shovi in Georgia

by Dave Petley 8 August 20238 August 2023

The 4 August 2023 catastrophic debris flow that destroyed Shovi in Georgia started as a rockslide high in the mountains above the town.

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