The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Recovery operations continue at the site of the 30 July 2024 Wayanad landslides in Kerala, SW India. The official loss of life is 231 people as of 17 August, with reports indicating […]
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The 1916 coal waste landslide at Pentre in South Wales
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Recently, I stumbled across a small gallery of images on the Our Heritage site of Rhondda Cynon Taf that show a major coal waste landslide that struck the South Wales village of […]
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Fatal landslides to the end of July 2024
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The trend of high rates of occurrence for global fatal landslides in 2024 has continued through July. My provisional data for July 2024 has 95 events occurring worldwide in July, with 1,167 […]
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The 9 August 2024 landslide at the Kiteezi garbage dump in Kampala, Uganda
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 9 August 2024, a significant landslide struck the Kiteezi garbage dump in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. At the time of writing, the reported loss of life has reached 21 […]
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An interesting landslide mechanism from Iceland
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Iceland Monitor has a very interesting article about a small landslide that occurred during heavy rainfall 0n 13 to 14 July 2024 on the southeastern side of Skíðaskálinn in Hveradalir, Iceland. This […]
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A tragic riverbank collapse near to Cooktown in Queensland, Australia
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 3 August 2024 an unusual and tragic landslide occurred at close to Cooktown in Queensland, Australia. Reports indicate that a man on vacation in the area was fishing on a riverbank […]
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Landslides in the Sedongpu gully on the Tibetan Plateau
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. One of the most landslide-prone locations on the planet is the catchment known as the Sedongpu gully, which is located on the Tibetan Plateau. Located at [29.8009, 94.92014], this is an area […]
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The 30 July 2024 Wayanad landslides in Kerala, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 30 July 2024, heavy rainfall triggered landslides in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. At the time of writing, the confirmed loss of life has reached 392 people, with a further […]
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Early indications of a landslide disaster in Wayanad, Kerala, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Reports are emerging from India this morning that a significant rainfall-induced landslide disaster has occurred in Wayanad in Kerala, in the southwest of the country. At the time of writing, reports are […]
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The 28 July 2024 landslide at Yuelin village in Hunan Province, China
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 28 July 2024, a landslide struck Yuelin village, located in the Hengyang administrative area of Hunan Province. The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall induced by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi, […]