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Switzerland is rebuilding village hit by landslide in 2017

Switzerland is planning to invest more than $12.1 million in order to rebuilt infrastructure in the village of Bondo that was hit by a massive landslide in 2017. The village of Bondo, located near th...

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A landslide and a wall collapse struck the Indian state of Odisha in less than 2 days: At least 7 fatalities

At least 7 people have died and 8 more were injured after a landslide and a wall collapse occurred in Odisha's Keonjhar and Dhenkanal district in India, respectively. On Saturday, June 8, 2019, three...

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Enormous rockfall closes Colorado highway

Colorado Highway 145 is closed "indefinitely" after being hit by two huge rock blocks. The incident occurred on May, 24, 2019 in the Highway between the municipalities of Cortez and Telluride. Accor...

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Rockfall hits a camp on Washington's Mount Rainier

A rockfall hit a camp with 6 people on Washington's Mount Rainier Liberty Ridge route resulting in one fatality and two injuries. The rockfall occurred on Wednesday night (May 31, 2019). The climber...

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Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes north Peru

A powerful Mw 8.0 earthquake hit the area of north Peru on Sunday, May 26, 2019. The temblor struck about 92 kilometers east of Yurinaguas, a small town located in north Peru, at a relatively large...

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Texas Lake Dunlap dam collapse

Lake Dunlap dam, located near New Braunfels, Texas, experienced a spillgate failure on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The collapse caused a large quantity of water to be driven downstream and, as a result,...

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Massive M 7,5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea

A powerful M 7.5 earthquake hit the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The epicenter of the temblor is located between the New Britain and the New Ireland islands about 45 k...

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Disastrous landslide buries an entire neighborhood in Bolivia

A disastrous landslide hit La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, destroying many residences. The landslide was triggered after heavy rainfall struck the region on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. In total, 66 hou...

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Stunning building collapse in Istanbul caught on camera

A 4-story building located in Kağıthane district, Istanbul, totally collapsed on Monday, April 22, 2019. The collapse succeeded a retaining wall and an adjacent construction failure. In particular,...

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Fatal trench collapse in Windsor, Colorado

2 persons were reported dead after a disastrous trench collapse in Windsor, Colorado on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The 2 victims (one in his mid-20s and the other in his 40s) were installing a sewer p...

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