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Massive earthquake in Japan: Lanslides triggered, people missing

The Island of Hokkaido in north Japan was struck by a 6,7 magnitude earthquake with disastrous consequences. The incident occurred on Thursday, 6 of September and resulted in landslides that crushe...

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Landslides induced by human activity are rising

A new study by researchers at UK's Sheffield University shows that human activity increasingly provokes fatal landslides. The team collected data from 4800 fatal landslides between 2004 and 2016. O...

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Myanmar dam failure: 85 villages flooded

A dam failure in Myanmar blocked a major highway and caused massive floods in 85 villages. The Swar Chaung irrigation dam failure was provoked when the spillway, which regulates the release of wate...

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Two massive earthquakes struck Indonesia in five minutes

A 6.2 followed by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake within 5 minutes hit Indonesia in of the coast of West Timor. The temblor was also reported in Bali and Australia with its epicenter located at a depth...

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Large sinkhole opens in Pennsylvania: 6 cars buried

6 cars were buried under the ground after a massive sinkhole opened up in the parking lot of the Tanger Outlets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused b...

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Floods and landslides in Kerala, India: 22 fatalities

Unprecedented rainfalls have caused water-level rise and landslides across Kerala (India) in the last few days. According to the latest update, 22 people have died while 3 remain missing. Many...

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Massive mudslide eruption in Swiss village

A huge mudslide triggered by an overflowing flood caused by heavy storms struck the village of Grugnay in Switzerland on Tuesday night, 7 of August. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the sl...

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Indonesia 6,9 Mw earthquake: At least 98 dead, thousands homeless

The islands of Bali and Lombok were struck by a hazardous 6.9 Mw earthquake on August 5. At least 98 people were reported dead while thousands of shocked residents and tourists have no place to stay....

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UK salt-marshes threatened due to sea-level rise

 A new study shows that UK's salt-marshes will be threatened due to sea-level rise by 2100. The researchers use, for the first time, records of past losses and sea-level change in order t...

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Laos dam collapse: Floods into Cambodia

A part of a hydroelectric dam system under construction in southeast Laos's Champasak Province, collapsed on 23 July 2018, leading to widespread destruction and homelessness among the local population...

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