Residents near a landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains that took place earlier this year will soon have access to a temporary road as they wait for the county to procure at least $3 million to fund a permanent, long-term repair. The landslide began moving slowly in February on Mountain Charlie Road south of the … Read more
Home News Flash Flood Risk For Himachal Pradesh As Heavy Rain Continues, Roads, National Highways Closed; Details Inside At least 110 people have been killed in rain-related incidents. (ANI images) Shimla: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain during the past week has forced the authorities to close down a total 197 roads, including … Read more
Home Women Meet Kerala’s First Female Driver, Deepa Joseph, Who Returned to Duty After Her Daughter’s Death to Assist in Wayanad Landslides Kerala’s first female ambulance driver is back on duty! Deepa Joesph’s commitment to helping and saving people during Wayanad Landslides is truly commendable. Meet Kerala’s First Female Driver, Deepa Joseph, Who Returned to … Read more
Home News What Causes Landslides? Can We Predict Them To Save Lives? To accurately assess the stability of the slope, a three-dimensional mapping of these materials and their strengths is needed and no sensor can provide information, so geologists and geotechnical engineers must deal with partial information obtained at a few selected locations and extrapolate … Read more
BIG SUR — A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday after stabilization of a storm-triggered rockslide that dropped a chunk of one lane into the ocean and hampered tourism. The gap has yet to be closed, but after placement of steel and concrete … Read more
A slow-moving landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains is threatening hundreds of residents’ access to main roads and emergency services. County officials first became aware of cracks appearing on a portion of Mountain Charlie Road just south of Lexington Reservoir on Feb. 26. The slide, which officials say is currently still moving at a rate … Read more
Pakistan Rains Latest Update: Emergency relief and heavy machinery have been dispatched to clear debris obstructing the highways. Several locations such as the Karakoram Highway which connect China and Pakistan, were closed due to landslides caused by rain. Authorities have warned tourists not to travel to the north of Pakistan. (Representative Image) Islamabad: A major … Read more
A stretch of the Central Highway was destroyed. In a shocking moment captured on dashcam, two vehicles were crushed by an avalanche of enormous boulders that fell down a Peruvian mountainside on Saturday. The hair-raising moment showed fast-moving rocks hitting the truck and flipping it on its side on a road in the San Mateo … Read more
COPENHAGEN: Norwegian authorities issued several warnings for landslides and avalanches in southern Norway Friday as bad weather continued to hammer the Scandinavian country. In the northern part of the country, officials said roads might be closed at short notice.Flights to and from the airport in Tromsoe, a city in the Arctic, resumed Friday after some … Read more
COPENHAGEN: Norwegian authorities issued several warnings for landslides and avalanches in southern Norway Friday as bad weather continued to hammer the Scandinavian country. In the northern part of the country, officials said roads might be closed at short notice. Flights to and from the airport in Tromsoe, a city in the Arctic, resumed Friday after … Read more