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Landslip causes train derailment near Shap in Cumbria

A high-speed Avanti West Coast train travelling from Glasgow to London derailed near Shap in Cumbria on the morning of November 3, 2025. The 04:28 service, carrying 77 passengers and 10 crew members,...

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Deforestation magnifies landslide and flooding risks after Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean region, striking especially hard in Jamaica and Cuba, where the storm’s heavy rainfall and intense winds triggered extensive landslides and flooding in areas...

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Iran’s heritage sites threatened by accelerating land subsidence, experts warn

Centuries-old monuments across Iran are facing increasing risks from land subsidence driven by decades of groundwater over-extraction, according to scientists and cultural-heritage officials. Sites o...

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Powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides and widespread damage

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck northern Afghanistan early on November 3, 2025, causing severe shaking across the provinces of Samangan and Balkh. According to the U.S. Geologica...

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Landslide blocks major route along Jalan Tun Sardonn in Penang

A severe landslide triggered by torrential rainfall struck the roadways of Penang Island on 23 October 2025, sending massive boulders and fallen trees cascading onto both lanes of Jalan Tun Sardon,...

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Worker fatally falls at Hudson Tunnel construction site in Manhattan

A fatal accident occurred on October 23, 2025, at a Hudson Yards construction site in Manhattan, where a worker fell approximately 60 feet into a pit during operations for the $16 billion Gateway Tun...

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MRTA confirms no further ground movement in Purple Line Tunnel Zone

Bangkok authorities have confirmed steady progress in repairing the section of Samsen Road affected by last month’s ground collapse above the under-construction Vajira Hospital station on the MRT Pur...

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A landslide buries a building in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, China

On October 18, a landslide occurred in a mountain in Jingyang Township, Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. According to the video below a building was burried at the scene.  According to Jin...

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MGB experts assess Cebu ports for soil instability after September earthquake

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has requested the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-7) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to conduct a Geological Site Scoping on port areas a...

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Landslide cuts off Bukidnon–Davao road. Two feared buried in tricycle cab

A major landslide struck the Bukidnon–Davao City Road on 18 October 2025, collapsing a section of the highway near Overview Park in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon, Bukidnon, and forcing authorities to cl...

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