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Rockfall at the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in California

A rock fall occurred in the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, California. The accident was reported on November 14, 2018. 53 mine workers that were occupied at the...

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Strong earthquake struck western Iran

West part of Iran was hit by a strong Mw 6,4 earthquake on Sunday, November 25, 2018. About 700 people were injured in the province of Kermanshah but only 33 of them spent the night at hospitals. F...

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Alaska struck by a massive M 7.0 earthquake

The region of Anchorage, Alaska, was struck by a massive M 7.0 on November 30, 2018. The epicenter of the temblor was located about 13 km northeast of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city with a popula...

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Rockfalls in Greek island of Lesvos struck residences

The region of Plomari in Lesvos island was hit by rocksfalls that damaged houses on Saturday 24 of November 2018.  The rock blocks fell on vehicles, houses and two farm buildings but fortunate...

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Old fort landslide caused by bedrock failure: People return home

The Old Fort landslide, a mass movement that caused the evacuation of about 50 residences, was caused by a bedrock failure. A team of geologists studied thoroughly the phenomenon since the last mov...

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Astonishing near miss of bus as massive landslide strikes in Philippines

An insightful driver reversed a bus that carried several passengers just before a massive landslide struck in Philippines. The ground failure occurred on November 4, 2018. One of the passengers man...

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Race to free people trapped by landslide in Philippines

Rescue crews rushed to save 30 people that were trapped under debris after a landslide occurred in Philippines. Typhoon Yuru struck the northern mountainous region of Philippines causing heavy rain...

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Lake dam in Texas on the edge of collapsing

Prestonwood Lake Dam, located in the city of Arlington, Texas, appears to be close to failure. According to reports, the dam suffered erosion due to recent rainfalls and its spillway is about to co...

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19 people dead after rock-burst in East China's mining facility

19 workers that were trapped due to a mining accident in 20 October 2018 in East China, are confirmed dead. 22 Miners were working inside a water drainage tunnel when coal fell at both ends due to...

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Tremendous earthquake strucks the Greek Island of Zakynthos

A massive earthquake occurred 44 kilometers south-west of the Greek island of Zakynthos causing structural damage and electricity power loss. Fortunately no fatalities were reported.  The 6,8...

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