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Mudslide sweeps house off hill as storm pounds California

Firefighter/paramedic Patrick Young with the Southern Marin Fire Department looks out over the aftermath of a mudslide that destroyed three homes on a hillside in Sausalito, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The National Weather Service says the atmospheric river sagged southward from Northern California overnight and is pointed at the southwestern corner of the state early Thursday

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Hawkins County landslide leaves community concerned

Posted: Feb 21, 2019 11:36 PM EST

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) - A landslide in Hawkins County on State Route 70 left one person dead and one injured.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol Steven Lawson, 62, died. He was in one of the two cars swept away by the landslide.

The landslide happened in the early hours of morning on Thursday.

Residents in the Hawkins County area express they were shocked when they first heard of it.

"I guess it was one of those thing that you see that in California, but you'd never expect that here in Hawkins County that you would wake up one day and just realize that they would have to be evacuated from their homes because of something like a landslide," said Avery Fields, a Hawkins county resident.

At least three families were asked to evacuate and emergency responders say they're still worried about what is yet to come.

"Right now all the mountain ranges we have we are concerned about," said Gary Murrell, Hawkins County EMA Director. "We actually thought this morning that the slide wasn't gonna be there. We thought it would be at the next curve but it was not there."

One resident, Millard Hartley, has lived in the Rogersville area for over twenty five years. He has farmland on the other side of the State Route 70 landslide and is concerned the rain might make things worse.

"We've lived over here since 1993 and I have not seen it this wet in a long time," Hartley said.

Hartley also says he knew Steven Lawson's family and is devastated by the tragedy.

"I didn't know Steve, said Hartley. "I knew his family. They are good family oriented people and I'm just sorry this happened."

According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the road will be closed long term.

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Woman Presumed Dead In Landslide at Fort Funston

February 23, 2019

Two women and a dog were caught in a landslide on a cliff at Fort Funston Friday afternoon. One woman and the dog were immediately rescued, and the second woman, said to be in her twenties, remains missing.

Update: The missing woman remains unfound as of Sunday morning, and rescuers now fear that her remains could have washed out to sea along with piles of debris on the beach, during multiple high tides since Friday.

The rescue mission became a recovery mission at 6 p.m. Friday night, as CBS SF reports, after the woman was presumed to have spent over three hours underneath the dirt.

San Francisco Fire Department rescuers reportedly added a boat to the search effort Saturday because tidewaters overnight may have washed away the pile of sand the woman was buried in.

The two women were reportedly trying to climb up the sand cliff around 2:30 p.m. Friday when it collapsed, and the rescue operation began at 2:40 p.m.

SF fire crews continue to search for the person believed to be buried under a massive amount of sand at Fort Funston. It's been more than two hours since the slide. One woman was rescued.

Before and after photos give an idea of how much sand slid. https://t.co/YilWQh1nh3 pic.twitter.com/15JUwF2veg

As KTVU reports, 65 workers and several dogs were part of the search effort, and cadaver dogs were called in later in the evening.

San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Baxter tells the Chronicle that the two women were seen by bystanders about halfway up the 80-foot cliff when the ground gave way. Bystanders were able to quickly find and rescue one woman and the dog, and she was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The search for the second woman resumed Saturday, and Baxter says, "The likelihood that this is going to be a survivable incident is very unlikely."

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Fifteen people have been killed by the landslide in Xiangning Mountain, Shanxi Province, and five are still missing.

2019-03-19 05:43:55

At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center, Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. As of 8 a.m. on March 19, the bodies of three more victims were found at the site of the Xiangningshan landslide in Shanxi Province. At present, a total of 13 people have been rescued, 15 people have been killed and 5 have lost contact. Ten of the 15 victimsbodies have been claimed by their families, and the remaining five are undergoing DNA matching. The geological monitoring of several key search and rescue areas in the landslide site is normal, and the search and rescue are still in progress. At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center in Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, causing the collapse of a family building (6 families) and a simple house, a family building of a credit cooperative (8 families) and a small bathing center. Source: Pan Qingqing_NBJS5830, Responsible Editor of CNN

At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center, Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Li Tingyao photo

Linfen, China-Singapore Network, March 19, by 8 a.m. on March 19, three more bodies of the victims were found at the site of the landslide in Xiangningshan, Shanxi Province. At present, a total of 13 people have been rescued, 15 people have been killed and 5 have lost contact.

Ten of the 15 victimsbodies have been claimed by their families, and the remaining five are undergoing DNA matching.

The geological monitoring of several key search and rescue areas in the landslide site is normal, and the search and rescue are still in progress.

At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center in Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, causing the collapse of a family building (6 families) and a simple house, a family building of a credit cooperative (8 families) and a small bathing center.

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Six dead as rockslide hits house in Ziarat

March 26 2019

ZIARAT: Six members of a family, including five children, were killed after rockslide hit a house in Zindah Pir Kali Syed Abad area of Ziarat in the wee hours of Monday.

According to Deputy Commissioner Azim Jan Dumar, a woman and her five children were killed when a rockslide hit their house in Zinda Pir area. However, he said a two-year-old girl was luckily unhurt in the incident.

Soon after the incident, rescue teams reached the site and began rescue operations, retrieving six bodies from the debris.

The deceased have been identified as Qadeer, Ayub, Baseer, Naseeb and their mother, Bibi Hajra. The bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital.

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Ongoing landslides in Bolivia

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Eyewitness footage captures landslide destroying homes in Bolivia

Over a dozen houses have been destroyed in La Paz, Bolivia after a landslide in a hilly suburban area at the city's outskirts. No deaths were reported as authorities had cleared the area amidst fears of collapse.

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Landslide at marble quarry kills 2 workers in Turkey

May 1 2019

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A road in Colorado is closed indefinitely due to a massive rock slide that produced two boulders large enough to wipe out a significant portion of the pavement.

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the boulders struck Colorado 145 on Friday between Cortez and Telluride. The slide included dirt and other rocks.

The rock slide occurred Friday on Colorado 145 between Cortez and Telluride. Picture via Facebook

The two huge boulders destroyed the full width of the highway pavement, leaving a trench about 8 feet deep across both lanes. The road is impassable, the department said.

The biggest boulder will have to be removed in pieces. Picture via Facebook

One of the boulders remains embedded on the highway, according to the Colorado DOT, which described it as the size of a building and said it will have to be blasted into smaller pieces before being moved off the highway.

The road is impassible and will be closed indefinitely. Picture via Facebook

“A geo-technical team, equipment and supplies are being mobilized to the site, but it is not known when the road can be re-opened,” the department said in a post on Facebook.

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Bluff Collapse Closes Main Road to San Diego County Fair

May 28 2019

A main road used by crowds of people to get to the San Diego County Fair will be closed for at least another week and a half as construction crews repair the damage done by a bluff collapse last month. 

Northbound Jimmy Durante Boulevard has been blocked off to drivers since on April 20. 

Repairs began earlier this month but the road is not expected to officially reopen until at least June 4 - after the first weekend of the San Diego County Fair.

The city of Del Mar declared a local emergency to expedite repairs and help recover expenses. On Tuesday, construction crews told NBC 7 the repairs were ahead of schedule. 

However, the San Diego County Fair kicks off May 31 and an average of 60,000 people are expected to attend the fair each day. The fair is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. 

Traffic will be rerouted on Camino del Mar to Via De La Valle. Drivers will see signs and people holding flags to help them navigate the detour. 

The cost of repairs is estimated at $1 million.

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Avalanche Strands Cyclists on Glacier Park’s Sun Road

It took eight hours for park staff to clear a path through a large avalanche to reach 13 cyclists on the far side

May 28, 2019

A rockslide and an avalanche near Triple Arches on the Going-to-the-Sun Road left 13 cyclists stranded for eight hours on Memorial Day.

Glacier National Park officials closed the Going-to-the-Sun Road above The Loop on May 27 after a separate rockslide came down on the road and prevented emergency vehicle travel. However, many cyclists were already above the rockslide when the closure was put into effect.

Later in the day, a large avalanche came down on the road at Triple Arches. The snow slide was caught on video by a number of visitors in the area.

No one was injured in either the rockslide or avalanche.

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Two volunteer bike patrollers were in the area at the time of the slide and relayed a call for help to park dispatch and a team of more than a dozen park staff, including rangers and equipment operators, were mobilized. An avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Geological Survey was also called to the site.

After clearing the rockslide, and ensuring that the avalanche had stabilized, park staff began to clear a path through the avalanche to gain access to the stranded cyclists. The 13 cyclists were trapped on the other side of the slide for about eight hours. Park officials said they were cold, but otherwise in good spirits.

A number of visitors chose to cross the avalanche so that they could continue their ride to Logan Pass. Park officials said that behavior is strongly discouraged and could lead to significant injury. If you must cross an avalanche path as a last resort, use a spotter to watch for additional slide activity up the mountain and cross one at a time.

“If you see fresh snow on the side of the road or across the road, even if you are excited about your bike trip, turn around,” Chief Ranger Paul Austin said in a press release issued Tuesday. “Take responsibility for your safety and though disappointing, plan on heading out another day. Biking along the Going-to-the-Sun Road is not the same as an easy bike trip around town.”

Glacier reminds visitors that conditions change rapidly in the park. Always pack extra food, bring extra clothes, and learn about potential hazards that may exist in the area you plan to visit.

Late last week, plow crews on the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road reached the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. The east side crews are now working in the area of Siyeh Bend. Both crews will converge on the “Big Drift” in the coming days, a section of road just east of Logan Pass, that typically sees drifts of 40 to 80 feet deep.

Although plows are making quick work of snow in Glacier Park, it will still be at least a month before the Sun Road opens to vehicle traffic due to road construction. The park is conducting a number of pavement projects, including on the Sun Road, and the earliest the entire road will be open to vehicle traffic will be June 22.

As of May 28, the Sun Road was open to vehicle traffic between West Glacier and Avalanche on the west side and St. Mary to Jackson Glacier Overlook on the east side. Hiker and biker access is currently limited to The Loop on the west side as plow crews continue to work on the alpine sections of highway.

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VIDEO. Neuquén: impressive landslide in Villa La Angostura left the city isolated

ARGENTINA
JULY 23, 2019 - 18:46

The circulation on National Route 40 was closed due to the great fall of a hill on the side of the road. One person managed to capture the amazing event on video.

Villa La Angostura is going through one of the most critical moments in its history, since the lack of light and water now added isolation due to a landslide on km 2094 of Route 40, leaving the road to that locality impassable.

The impressive collapse of one of the hills next to the route was videotaped and viralized in moments. From this morning National Road works in place to remove the debris and enable the passage to the Seven Lakes Road, but they reported that the cut will be until further notice due to the magnitude of the event.

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Myanmar: At least 34 killed, scores feared missing in landslide

Torrential rainfall burst riverbanks across the country and coastal communities have been warned of higher tides.

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At least 34 people were killed and scores feared missing after a landslide triggered by monsoon rains struck a village in eastern Myanmar on Friday, AFP reported. “We found 34 dead, and the search for dead bodies is still ongoing,” said local administrator Myo Min Tun.

A deluge of mud descended on Thae Pyar Kone village in Mon state on Friday (Aug. 9) , and washed out 16 homes and a monastery. Search and rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors and recover bodies from the sludge.

Officials believe that more than 80 people could still be missing.

Torrential rainfall burst riverbanks across the country and coastal communities have been warned of higher tides. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, around 89,000 people have been displaced by floods in recent weeks, although many have since been able to return home.

Residents waded out through waist-deep waters in eastern Bago region after the Sittaung river overflowed, and led to collapse of their homes.

   This aerial view shows a landslide in Thae Pyar Kone village, Mon state, on August 9, 2019. AFP

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Recent landslides around the world.

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Southwest China landslide kills 9

A rescue dog searches for missing people at a landslide site at Ma'an Village of Xiaohe Town in Qiaojia County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2019. A landslide that occurred in southwest China's Yunnan Province Thursday morning has left nine people missing, local authorities said. The landslide, triggered by heavy rain, took place at 4:40 a.m. in Qiaojia County under the city of Zhaotong, the county's information office said. The county has launched an emergency response and sent rescuers to the site. (Photo by Hu Hualun/Xinhua)

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Norway mountain finally crumbles, no injuries or damage

September 6 2019

COPENHAGEN (AP) - The 50m-tall summit of southern Norway's Veslemannen mountain has crumbled and triggered a long-anticipated landslide that caused no injuries or damage.

Lars Harald Blikra of Norway's Water Resources and Energy Directorate told Norwegian broadcaster NRK "it's fantastic to know that the landslide is finally over", saying they had been waiting for it "for so many years".

Heavy rain caused late Thursday's (Sept 5) landslides in the Mannen mountain range. Rockslide risks there have been reported since 2014, leading the authorities to issue alerts for the area.

On Aug 30, it was again raised to its highest and, as a precaution, a nearby train line was closed and 11 people were evacuated for the 16th time.

The scale of the landslide was not immediately known.

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Landslide shuts down Marcos Highway

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23 perish in Ethiopia mudslide

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Massive landslide closes highway on West Coast, days after it reopened

13:46, Oct 19 2019

A massive landslide has closed a highway near Greymouth on the West Coast, days after it reopened. 

The 2.5 metre landslide happened overnight on State Highway 7 (SH7), at Omoto, east of Greymouth. 

A historically active slip between Greymouth and Stillwater at Omoto, which moved after weeks of wet weather in mid-August, moved another 30 centimetres early in October. 

As a result, the section of SH7, the main road linking Reefton and Greymouth, was closed. It reopened to a single lane on Tuesday.

The highway was closed at 5pm on Friday and would be closed until at least Tuesday, New Zealand Transport Agency West Coast maintenance manager Moira Whinham said.

It would be re-assessed at 10am on Tuesday. 

A short detour was in place across the Grey River, via Taylorville. The detour had turnoffs at Stillwater and Cobden bridges on the north side of the Grey River. 

Continuous heavy rain and high river levels contributed to the slip. Rain on Friday and Saturday morning saw the slip accelerate and drop by more than 2 metres overnight.

Drivers were asked to take it slow, particularly through Taylorville.

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Father and his three sons aged three, six and ten are killed when landslide swallows their house in Guatemala

14:58 EST, 1 November 2019

• Footage shows houses being sucked into a huge hole as the ground gives way
• Francisco Mejia Lux, 39, was inside ones of the houses with his three children
• Their mother was outside when landslide struck and is said to be in deep shock.

A father and his three sons were killed today when a landslide swallowed their house in Guatemala. 

Shocking footage shows houses being sucked into a huge hole as the ground gives way in the village of Xenaxicul near the border with Mexico at around 6.30am.  

Francisco Mejia Lux, 39, was inside ones of the houses with his three children, aged three, six and ten. Their bodies were recovered from the rubble. 

The three boys were named as Feliciano, Fredy Gaspar and Enzo Arael. 

Their mother, Catarina Tum Luc, 36, was also outside grinding corn for breakfast when landslide hit and is said to be in deep shock. 

A 16-year-old boy who was using the outhouse at the time was rescued by the emergency services, but his current condition is unknown.

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Live updates as 'huge' mudslide in Mansfield causes 35 homes to be evacuated

Emergency services are in Mansfield, UK.

The aftermath of a mudslide in Mansfield

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Austrian Mudslides, Flooding and Avalanches Kill 1 Person, Injure Several Others

November 17 2019

The weather system that has brought historic flooding to Venice is also causing snowstorms, flooding and mudslides across Austria.

Schools were closed Monday in East Tyrol because of the threat of avalanches, the APA news agency reported.

(MORE: Floodwaters Hit 5-Foot Mark Again in Venice as Storms Affect Other Parts of Italy)

Two women were buried in their homes by another mudslide in Bad Gastein, south of Salzburg. The mudslide pushed one house into the other, APA reported.

Both women survived, but it took firefighters several hours to rescue one of them, AP said. Both were injured and taken to the hospital.

On Sunday, a mudslide hit a barn in Reisseck, injuring a 34-year-old woman and killing several cows, the Kleine Zeitung reported.

Flooding from the Gurk River forced residents to evacuate 15 buildings in Gurktal, in the Carinthia region, AP reported.

More than 30 people were evacuated from their homes in the Austrian state of Styria because of the threat of landslides, Deutsche Welle reported.

About 3,300 houses were without power on Monday in East Tyrol and Carinthia, Der Standard reported.

Several train lines were interrupted and roads were closed.

Villages in southern Austria were cut off because of heavy snowfall, AP reported. Helicopters scouted the nearby mountains for possible avalanches.

Snow first began in Austria last Wednesday but grew more severe over the weekend. Further south, the same weather system had caused severe flooding in Venice.

Heavy snow in South Tyrol in Italy led to an avalanche that grazed a populated area of the Martell Valley in the Alto Adige, without causing major damage, AFP reported.

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November 25, 2019 13:44 GMT

A major landslide has destroyed a highway on the southern entrance to the Azeri capital, Baku, following torrential rainfall. A stretch of road 100 meters long was damaged by the slide early morning on November 25, with one lane completely destroyed. The incident occurred just a short distance from the city's historic Bibi-Heybat mosque.

Indonesia: Land Subsidence in Bogor District.

Jan 01. 2020

Bogor Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reports, eleven people have died as a result of landslides that occurred in Bogor District, Wednesday (1/1)

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Deadly flooding, landslides strike Brazil

At least 30 people have been killed following more than two days of torrential rains in the southeast of the country. The severe weather comes one year after a dam break killed nearly 300 people.    

Two days of torrential downpours have unleashed heavy flooding and landslides in southeastern Brazil, killing at least 30 people, according to authorities. 

Civil defense officials said another 17 individuals were listed as missing following the landslides and building collapses.

An additional 2,600 residents have been evacuated from their homes in the state of Minas Gerais, regions of which have been devastated by the heavy rains.

Rescue workers in Minas Gerais used a break in the rains to try to clean up some of the damage caused by rain-triggered landslides

Fatalities were reported in Belo Horizonte, the state's capital and largest city, where a new record was set for the greatest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period. Additional deaths were reported in the state's interior areas.

The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, will fly over the flooded area on Sunday to evaluate the damage.

Rescue workers search for five victims buried by a landslide in Belo Horizonte

More rain is expected in the area, as well as in other parts of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

The deadly floods came the same weekend that Brazilians were commemorating the deaths of 270 people killed one year ago when a dam burst in the municipality of Brumadinho, also in Minas Gerais.

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A cliff collapses on a road near the Dead Sea
February 4, 2020

The road was blocked and the cliff collapsed: Police blocked traffic on Route 31 from Zohar Junction to Houthor Junction at noon following a collapse of part of the cliff on the road. The road is blocked to traffic in both directions. Dramatic documentation looks like a mobile is blocking the road – and then part of the mountain collapses.

The landslide record, when you were moving nearby

About two weeks ago, a similar case also happened. Even then, the road closure connecting Arad to the Dead Sea was closed due to the collapse of part of the mountain on the road at the end of the descent to the Dead Sea.

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18-year-old woman dies after slope collapses in Kanagawa

Feb 5 2020

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An 18-year-old woman died in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture after a slope on the side of the road collapsed Tuesday morning, local police said.
According to the local fire department, the slope near the lower part of a condominium near Jimmuji Station on the Keikyu Zushi Line collapsed in a massive pile of earth around 8 a.m. Tuesday, and the female pedestrian was found unconscious and transported to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Authorities were checking to make sure no others were hurt in the incident.

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Turkey avalanche: At least 28 dead after second landslide hits rescue workers 

An avalanche has slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche.
Officials said 23 rescue workers were killed while others were still buried under the snow.
Wednesday’s avalanche increased the overall death toll from the disaster to 28.
Some 300 emergency service workers were called to a road near the mountain-surrounded town of Bahcesehir in Van province, which borders Iran, after an avalanche struck late on Tuesday, killing five people.

Governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez said 25 emergency service members were rescued from under the snow and taken to hospital. This takes the death toll to 28 in total.

There was no further information on their conditions.
Five people were killed and two others were missing after the first avalanche buried a snow-clearing vehicle and a minibus. The vehicle's operator and seven passengers escaped alive.

The second avalanche struck on Wednesday as hundreds of emergency workers were searching for the two missing victims, private NTV television reported, adding that fog and heavy snow were hampering the rescue efforts.
State-run Anadolu Agency said the operator, Bahattin Karagulle, was trapped beneath the snow for some 25 minutes before he managed to break a window and escape.
The agency quoted him as saying that he walked towards a village before he was picked up by a vehicle and managed to seek help

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Landslide forces evacuations in Dante

Thursday, February 6th 2020

Virginia

(WCYB) — Sixteen homes have been evacuated after a landslide in Dante.
First responders tell News 5 it happened in the area of Straight Hollow Road.
A temporary shelter has been set up for affected residents.
Officials with the Russell County Emergency Management believe the landslide was caused by a clogged ditch associated with an abandoned mine land project that filled with water.

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Search suspended for two people trapped under landslide in Spain’s Basque Country
TWO people have been trapped in the Basque Country because of a landslide.
7 Feb, 2020 @ 13:37

TWO people have been trapped in the Basque Country because of a landslide.
No signs of life however have yet to be found from the two missing people.
The landslide cut the AP-8 motorway in both directions, which connects Bilbao with San Sebastian.
The incident occurred in Zaldibar, between the towns of Ermua and Eibar.
Emergency services originally started looking for the two people that were trapped as a result but have now had to temporarily suspend their search because of the presence of asbestos.
Josu Zubiaga, Deputy Minister of Security of the Basque Government, said: “They have detected a large amount of asbestos from the collapse deposit.”
He continued on to say that a decision will be made later on today about whether the search will be resumed and what actions need to be taken.
The landslide has caused a spill of more than half a million cubic meters of industrial waste, including asbestos, over the valley that flows into the highway.
This spill has managed to cover an area of 30 metres wide.

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Mudslide closes only road to 120-person neighborhood near Monroe; could take a year to fix and reopen
Feb. 10, 2020 at 7:11 am

Seattle

Ken Hopkins said his Snohomish County community often deals with constant rain, heavy snow and ice — but in his 35 years of living in the area, he’s never seen something like this.
“This is kind of a big one,” he said Monday afternoon.
Hopkins lives in Skyview Estates, a 44-house development in Monroe that’s only access to the world comes from a private road. Last week’s deluge of rain created a river of mud that almost completely cut them off from it.
About 150 feet of 260th Avenue Southeast has been destroyed, said Samantha Idle, a Skyview Estates board member. It’s currently accessible only by all-terrain vehicle or on foot.
“We don’t really have a way out,” Hopkins said. “I’m hoping our neighbors are going to step up and say, ‘Let’s make it work.’”
He said that because part of the road is still there, he and his neighbors have been getting up and down the hill by carpooling on some of the residents’ ATVs. Snohomish County Fire District 5 also has an ATV equipped to transport patients in case of emergency, said department spokeswoman Heather Chadwick.

“But I think that novelty is going to wear off soon,” Hopkins said. “Reality is starting to set in.”
About 120 people live in the affected neighborhood, and some residents were escorted out of the area Sunday evening so they could get to school and work.
“This is serious,” Idle said. “We need help.”
Road repair could take anywhere from seven months to over a year, she said. The community is hoping they’ll qualify for some grants to cover the costs.
Meanwhile, King County officials also started making emergency plans in case of landslides in the area.
County officials announced Monday that because of land movement danger in Fall City, they’re asking residents to voluntarily evacuate.
The land movement is threatening 356th Drive near Highway 202, according to a King County Road Services tweet. The road provides sole access for about 75 homes, said Broch Bender, a King County Road Services spokesperson.

“It’s not ominous,” Bender said. “It’s just out of an abundance of caution. The road is open now.”
King County will have a soil expert on scene Tuesday to evaluate next steps, the agency tweeted. There is no estimate for when the land movement will stabilize.
Near Mount Rainier, several roads are closed because of landslides and washouts, according to the Associated Press. The National Park Service has been running an escort convoy each day over a Forest Service back road for residents dealing with the landslide, so they can get supplies.
Crystal Mountain Resort, which has been closed for days by slides on roads leading to the ski area, is planning to reopen Tuesday, pending approval from state transportation officials, the AP reported

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two homes were destroyed after a landslide along the Tennessee River in Hardin County on Sunday morning. Updated: Feb 17, 2020

The homes collapsed about 60 feet down an embankment along Glendale Road just north of Savannah, Tennessee.

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At least 10 labourers killed as landslide hits marble excavation site in Buner, Pakistan

Daily Times (Pakistan)
Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:23 UTC

At least 10 people were killed and five others injured when a landslide hit a marble excavation site in Salarzai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Buner district on Saturday.

According to KP Relief Department, more than 30 labourers were working at the marble mine in Bampokha village when portions of it collapsed, burying the workers under marble slabs and mounds of earth. Around a dozen labourers are still feared to be trapped under the rubble while a rescue operation is underway to recover them.

Soon after the incident, both police and rescue officials, along with the local residents, rushed to the spot and started rescue and relief works. They pulled out 14 labourers trapped under the rubble. However, 10 of them could not survive the incident, with four others sustaining serious injuries.

The bodies and the injured were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital Daggar, while some of the injured were also shifted to Swat Medical Complex and Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. On-duty doctors confirmed that out of the five injured, four were in a critical condition while one received minor injuries.

A statement issued by the relief department said the deputy commissioner has contacted the director general mining to dispatch a technical team for the assessment of the area where people are feared to be trapped. "There is a risk of further sliding because it is the vulnerable area/portion of the mountain ... this could further escalate sliding risk while carrying out the rescue operation," the statement added.

According to the relief department, police personnel, volunteer organisations and local community members are helping with the rescue operation. The requisite machinery and ambulances are also available at the scene.

KP Chief Minister Mehmood Khan, taking notice of the incident, directed one of his aides, Riyaz Khan, to visit the site at the earliest. "We stand with the affected families in this hour of grief," he said in a statement, and directed the officials concerned to expedite the rescue efforts and use all resources available to ensure swift recovery of those still trapped in the rubble.

The Salarzai Bampokha region is rich in marble resources, which are transported to parts of KP in large quantities. According to locals, these marble mines fulfil about 70 per cent requirement of the rock across the country. The landowners, leaseholders and agents earn billions of rupees but the labourers are often exposed to threats during mining, locals say.

https://www.ketchikandailynews.com/news/local/landslide-knocks-out-...

Landslide knocks out local grocery: No injuries after slide hits Tatusda’s IGA, leading to extensive water, structural damage

Feb 28, 2020

This aerial image shows the area from which rocks, dirt and trees slid from the hillside and into the northeast corner of the Tatsuda's IGA building early Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of Craig Thomas
Fallout from a rockslide that demolished the backside of a local grocery store Thursday might put the owners out of business after more than a century.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/411848/solomons-la...

Solomons landslide: 4 confirmed dead, 3 missing
2:43 pm on 16 March 2020

The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Solomon Islands says the death toll from a landslide in west Guadalcanal is four but three people remain unaccounted for.

The slide in Lambi occurred on Thursday on the remote west coast.
Office director Loti Yates said it came as a severe low hit the region, causing heavy downpours and extensive flooding.
Bridges, roads and villages had been washed away.
"There are communities that have lost homes and properties and the NDMO has been working with the Red Cross and other NGOs to access non-food items, such as shelter kits, garden, kitchen and hygiene kits to be delivered," Mr Yates said.
Meanwhile, the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has cancelled a heavy rain warning for the country.
The warning, previously in place for all provinces and conveyed thruogh the National Emergency Operations Centre, was this morning lifted.

https://www.azfamily.com/news/landslide-forces-closure-of-sr-near-l...

Arizona

Landslide forces closure of SR 88 near Lake Roosevelt 
Posted Mar 27, 2020

PHOENIX, AZ (3TV/CBS5) - A portion of SR 88, the Apache Trail, is closed near Lake Roosevelt today after a landslide dumped tons of rock on the roadway.
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The closure is between the Roosevelt Lake bridge and the Roosevelt dam at milepost 242, about 2 miles west of Roosevelt Lake. Access to Apache Lake is cut off by this closure.

There were no injuries reported. There is no estimated reopening time; however, this is expected to be an extended closure while crews remove earth and rocks.

In addition, an unpaved section of SR 88 remains closed indefinitely between the Fish Hill Creek overlook at milepost 229 and the Apache Lake Marina turnoff near milepost 222 due to extensive damage that occurred last year from flooding out of the Woodbury Fire burn scar. Heavy rains caused several landslides compromising the historic roadway.

ls with the Arizona Department of Transportation reported the incident around 5:30 a.m. with a tweet.

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SAVANNAH, TN (WSMV) - A third home along the Tennessee River is in jeopardy of sliding into the river after another landslide.

The home on Chalk Bluff is close to falling into the river after another landslide on Sunday.
The Hardin County Fire Department said in a post on Facebook that the owners of the home have moved everything out of it.
The home is near where two homes slid into the river in February after a landslide because of the recent rainfall.

https://www.wsmv.com/news/landslide-destroys-two-hardin-county-home...

Landslide destroys two Hardin County homes

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Home in jeopardy of falling into Tennessee River in Hardin Co.

Mar 30, 2020 

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Dramatic landslide almost buries vehicles below in southern China
April 7 2020

Captured today on April 7 in Sichuan province, the video shows a car almost got buried when a landslide occurred, stirring up tons of smoke and dust.

No casualties were reported and the local police issued a temporary traffic control notice. This video was provided by a local TV station.

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2094716-mudslides-knock-out-ecua...

Mudslides knock out Ecuador crude pipelines 

April 8 2020

Ecuador's two crude export pipelines were knocked out of service by mudslides.
The 450,000 b/d OCP heavy crude pipeline ruptured following the overflow of the Coca river, causing the suspension of operations yesterday at 6:30pm ET.
The 485km (301-mile) pipeline, controlled by foreign oil companies, runs from the Amazon oil district to the Pacific coast port of Balao in Esmeraldas.
In a separate incident at 8:15pm ET yesterday, a mudslide reduced pressure on state-owned PetroEcuador's 360,000 b/d Sote crude pipeline, prompting the company to suspend operations.
The 503km Sote pipeline also runs from the Amazon district to Esmeraldas.
The pipeline outages come amid a devastating local blow from the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in the Pacific city of Guayaquil. The country has almost 4,000 declared cases and more than 200 deaths.

A landslide in Saratoga County, New York, left several residents displaced Sunday afternoon.

The landslide in Waterford, N.Y., left a house teetering on the edge of a cliff on May 3, 2020.

Photos of the slide in the town of Waterford, 12 miles north of Albany, show a massive crater that swallowed trees and left houses hanging precariously on the edge.

Part of a driveway on Middletown Road collapsed down a ridge about 80 feet into a canal below.

First responders arrived and quickly started evacuating homes near the 150 feet of land that had broken away.

The Saratoga Office of Emergency Services said several homes had to be evacuated, and three homes were affected. Four houses are still evacuated. That’s 12 people who were displaced.

However, no injuries were reported and no structures were totally destroyed.

Read more: https://strangesounds.org/2020/05/landslide-waterford-new-york-vide...

https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/05/09/at-least-12-killed-in-central-et...

At least 12 killed in central Ethiopia landslide

May 9, 2020

At least 12 people have been killed in central Ethiopia after floods wreaked havoc in the region, with five others still missing.
State-affiliated FANA Broadcasting Corporation reports that a subsequent landslide engulfed six homes, forcing families to flee the area.
Recovery effort are continuing to find the missing persons believed to be trapped beneath the rubble.
Officials are worried the region’s sloppy topography my prove to be a challenge in the recovery efforts.
An administrator from the Alu special Worda administrator however said the efforts will be intensified in order to locate the missing persons.
Currently, the regional government is working to relocate and shelter the displaced persons.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/30/residents-evacuated-hom...

Residents evacuated from their homes following 'extensive cliff collapse' which has left house hanging over the edge

There were no injuries and those evacuated from their homes were given shelter at New Road Residents Community Centre 

Residents evacuated from their homes following 'extensive cliff collapse' which has left house hanging over the edge
There were no injuries and those evacuated from their homes were given shelter at New Road Residents Community Centre
By
Verity Bowman
30 May 2020 • 5:40pm

Sheppey cliff collapse

Twenty homes were forced to evacuate overnight after a cliff collapsed onto the beach below.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service arrived to a "significant cliff collapse" at Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey just before 10pm on Friday.
Residents of Surf Crescent said they heard “groaning” before a “great big lump” of the road disappeared from sight.
According to a local resident, the authorities were first warned in 2015 that action was needed to prevent further coastal erosion.
"This should have been dealt with a long time ago," Malcolm Newell said. "It's not right to have people's home, their livelihoods, falling into the sea."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2020/06/03/major-landslide-...

Jun 3, 2020,03:37pm EDT
Major Landslide Destroys 8 Homes In Northern Norway

Eight houses were swept into the sea by the powerful landslide in northern Norway ANDERS BJORDAL/NVE
A powerful landslide of more than 2,000 feet in width has taken eight houses into the sea in northern Norway. The instability continued for several hours and one person was evacuated from a nearby property, but there have been no reports of injuries.
Incredibly powerful landslide caught on camera
The landslide of more than 2,000 feet wide and 500 feet high occurred on the western side of Kråkneset in Alta municipality on Wednesday afternoon. The police were notified of the incident at 3.45pm and a rescue operation was immediately launched by air and sea.
A local managed to capture some of the event on camera. The video, featured in Altaposten, shows the sheer power of the land movement. One local described how he heard a bang in the loft of his cabin and assumed someone was in the building. “I ran for my life,” he said, once the situation became clear.

Rescue operation over
Although police were unable to enter the area by land due to ongoing instability, the rescue operation was called off at 7pm with everyone accounted for. Police are now verifying the information received to confirm that no-one is left in the area.

Many of the buildings are holiday homes, which would have likely been fully occupied during the public holiday just 48 hours beforehand.

On-duty commander Sten-Rune Nikolaisen from the Main Rescue Centre reported to NRK that the Sea King helicopter returned to base just before 7pm. “They have searched visually and using camera equipment. No discoveries have been made,” said Nikolaisen.

Land remains highly unstable
According to local media reports, several smaller landslides occurred in the hours following the main incident. The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) is monitoring the situation, in particular the risk of more landslides.
NVE district engineer Anders Bjordal warned that there is likely to be ongoing movement for a couple of days.

The astonishing video of the landslide in Norway, where 8 homes are dragged out to sea - June 3, 2020.