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Specialist spider excavator plays key role in Whitchurch Canal boat rescue

The complex recovery of stranded narrowboats following the December collapse of the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch has been supported by the deployment of a specialist spider excavator, enabling sa...

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Crane collapse strikes passenger train in Thailand claiming at least 32 lives

At least 32 people were killed and more than 60 injured on Wednesday morning after a construction crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand. The incident occurred around...

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Large-scale landfill slope failure strikes central Philippines

Rescue teams in Cebu City are continuing round-the-clock operations after a massive landfill collapse at the privately operated Binaliw site left dozens of workers missing. The failure occurred while...

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Landslide at Cebu City landfill kills one, exposes waste slope stability risks

A fatal landslide struck the Cebu City landfill in Barangay Binaliw on January 8, 2026, claiming the life of one landfill worker and injuring several others. The collapse affected a Material Recovery...

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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Southern and Central Mexico, triggering landslides

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck southern and central Mexico on January 2, 2026, with its epicentre located near San Marcos in the state of Guerrero, northeast of Acapul...

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Four killed, 12 injured in illegal mine collapse in Monapo, Mozambique

At least four people died and 12 were injured when an illegal mine shaft collapsed on Wednesday evening in Monapo district, in Mozambique’s northern Nampula province. Monapo district administrator Em...

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Rainfall triggered rockfall disrupts on Highway 18 in Southern California

A recent rockfall incident on Highway 18 in San Bernardino County has highlighted the geotechnical vulnerabilities of steep mountain corridors subjected to prolonged rainfall. Following intense winte...

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Severe landslides force indefinite closure of Bach Ma mountain tourism in central Vietnam

Tourism access to Bach Ma National Park has been suspended indefinitely following widespread landslides triggered by historic rainfall in October 2025. The mountainous park experienced more than 1,70...

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Embankment failure drains Llangollen Canal, triggering major incident in Shropshire

A major geotechnical incident unfolded in the early hours of Monday morning along the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch, Shropshire, after a man-made canal embankment failed, causing a large breach th...

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Soil nailing identified as key to Swanage Green Seafront slope stability

Technical investigations into Swanage’s Green Seafront have confirmed progressive slope instability affecting Sandpit Field, Weather Station Field, and the Spa beach hut terrace. Monitoring surveys c...

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