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Villages blanketed in ash as Semeru Volcano forces mass evacuations

Mount Semeru in East Java has entered a new phase of intense activity, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to its highest classification. The volcano released ash clouds reaching more than...

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Lake Naivasha floods displace 7,000 in Kenya’s rift valley

Tourist boats on Kenya’s Lake Naivasha have been repurposed to evacuate residents after rising waters submerged parts of the Kihoto district in Naivasha. The lake, which has been rising for more than...

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Central Java landslides highlight severe slope instability

Heavy rainfall across Indonesia’s Central Java region has triggered multiple landslides, resulting in significant loss of life and widespread damage. The most severe event occurred in Cibeunying vill...

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Slope failure on Khanh Le Pass claims six lives

A major landslide along the Khanh Le pass in central Vietnam buried a passenger bus late Sunday, resulting in six fatalities and 19 injuries. The 33-kilometre mountain road, known for its steep terra...

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Bridge collapse at Congo copper-cobalt mine kills at least 32

A bridge collapsed on 15 November 2025 at the Kalando mine, a copper and cobalt mining site in Mulondo, in the province of Lualaba Province in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), res...

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Investigation underway after water seepage accident hits Ningnan Tunnel project in Sichuan

A flash flood accident occurred at the Ningnan Tunnel, part of the Liangshan Riverside Expressway project in Sichuan Province, on the evening of November 10, 2025, prompting the rapid evacuation of c...

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Newly completed Hongqi Bridge suffers landslide-induced failure months after opening in Sichuan

A major geotechnical incident occurred in southwest China when the newly completed Hongqi Bridge, a 758-meter-long structure in Maerkang city, Sichuan province, partially collapsed following signs of...

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Swiss village of Blatten deemed too risky to rebuild after massive landslide

The canton of Valais has announced that the hamlet of Ried, Valais, and parts of the municipality of Blatten (Lötschental) in Switzerland will not be rebuilt, following a massive landslide on 28 May...

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Massive landslide hits Mae Moh coal mine, damages equipment worth over 100 million baht

A massive landslide struck the Mae Moh open-pit coal mine in Lampang Province on November 4, 2025, causing extensive damage to site infrastructure, equipment, and several operational buildings. Initi...

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Suspected mineshaft collapse swallows car in Redruth: managing risk in historic mining towns

A parked Mini partially subsided into a suspected mineshaft in a private car park behind Berrymans Bakery in Redruth, Cornwall, on 1 November 2025. The void is estimated at about two metres deep. The...

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