A massive gully has been developing over the last two decades at Pondok Balik. It now covers an area of over 3 hectares. In Indonesia, a massive and rapidly developing gully is causing considerable concern. Located at Pondok Balik in Central Aceh Regency, Aceh province, this feature has been developing since 2004. Reuters has an […]
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Satellite imagery of the 24 January 2026 landslide on Gunung Burangrang in Indonesia
Imagery is now available that shows the aftermath of 3.1 km long landslide that killed about 90 people in West Bandung. On 24 January 2026, a major landslide occurred on the flanks of Gunung Burangrang (Mount Burangrang) in West Bandung, Indonesia. The search has been long and painstaking, but it is thought that 92 people […]
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Binaliw: the massive garbage landslide in Cebu City, the Philippines
Recovery operations continue for the 36 victims of the 8 January 2026 garbage landslide in the Philippines. Recovery operations are continuing at the site of the 8 January 2026 landslide at Binaliw in Cebu, the Philippines. At the time of writing, it is reported that the bodies of eight victims have been recovered, whilst 28 […]
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The extraordinary scale of the November 2025 landslide disaster in Sumatra
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Yesterday, I posted about the landslide disaster that struck Malalak in Sumatra at the end of November 2025. Unfortunately, that is just a tiny component of the catastrophe that has occurred in […]
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The terrible landslide destruction at Malalak, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In the last few days on November 2025, Cyclone Senyar brought torrential rainfall to parts of Indonesia, and in particular to Sumatra. At the time or writing, at least 1,022 people are […]
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A Cryobank Network Grows in the Coral Triangle
As the ocean becomes increasingly inhospitable for corals, researchers in the Coral Triangle are turning to cryopreservation to freeze, thaw, and save the region’s hundreds of coral species.
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Full Planet imagery of the 4 November 2025 landslide at Mae Moh Mine in Thailand
Over the weekend, Planet captured near-perfect images of the Mae Moh Mine landslide in Thailand. Last week, I posted a set of Planet satellite images that captured most of the 4 November 2025 landslide at Mae Moh Mine in Thailand. However, there was considerable cloud in the imagery, which prevented a full understanding of the […]
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Planet imagery of the 4 November 2025 landslide at Mae Moh Mine in Thailand
Planet imagery shows the massive coal waste landslide at Mae Moh Mine. The failure was about 4.8 km long and 1.4 km wide As I noted in an earlier post on this blog, at about 4 am on 4 November 2025, a very large landslide occurred in a coal waste pile at the Mae Moh […]
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The 4 November 2025 landslide at Mae Moh Mine in Thailand
A landslide in coal waste covering about a square kilometre was triggered by heavy rainfall. At about 4 am on 4 November 2025, a very large landslide occurred in a coal waste pile at the Mae Moh Mine in Thailand. This is an extremely large coal mining site that is co-located with electricity generating plants. […]
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The 31 October 2025 landslide at Kukas in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
An early morning landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, killed at least 22 people in rural PNG. At about 2 am on 31 October 2025, a landslide struck a rural community at Kukas in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. News reports suggest that it was triggered by heavy rainfall and that 22 bodies have been recovered […]