INTERNATIONAL
CONSORTIUM ON
LANDSLIDES
28 May 2007 - Europe - Storms Wreak Havoc In Europe And Turkey, 20 Dead (Javno News)
source: gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
20 May 2007 - Bulgaria - Landslide closed off Sofia-Pernik road in Vladaya area
A landslide has closed off the Sofia-Pernik road in the area around Vladaya.
source: Focus
Landslide cuts major road in Bulgaria...bnn
19 May 2007 - Bulgaria - Part of Iskar Gorge road blocked by landslide
A landslide has blocked half of the roadway in the Iskar Gorge between the towns of Mezdra and Svoge, a correspondent of FOCUS News Agency reported.
source: Focus
15 May 2007 - Bulgaria - ROAD TO BULGARIA’S GOLDEN SANDS RESORT COULD BE MOVED BECAUSE OF LANDSLIDES
The road to the Black Sea coastal resort of Golden Sands could be moved because of landslides, Regional Development Minister Assen Gagauzov said.
source: sofiaecho
23 April 2007 - Spain - Landslide destroys part of Macael sports stadium
A landslide of 150,000 cubic metres of earth has destroyed part of the municipal sports stadium in the town of Macael.
source: typicallyspanish
13 April 2007 - Spain - Four injured in freeway landslide
Four people were injured -three of whom seriously- last night after becoming trapped inside two cars partially buried by a landslide caused by recent heavy rain
source: thinkspain
09 April 2007 - Ireland - Co Kerry road closed after landslide
A major tourist route in Co Kerry is expected to remain closed for a considerable period of time following a landslide.
source: IOL
09 April 2007 - Austria - 6 injured in landslide in Austrian Alps
Six people were injured, one seriously, when a landslide caused part of a hotel in the Austrian Alps to collapse early today, authorities said.
source: ireland.com
05 April 2007 - Azerbaijan - Landslide occurs in Azerbaijani region
Landslip occurred in the village of Vasha of Ismayilli region, Azerbaijan, deputy head of the region’s executive power Khalid Ganiyev told the APA.
source: APA
28 March 2007 - Bulgaria - Bulgarian Worker Buried by Landslide
Landslide buried a 32-year-old Bulgarian construction worker in the capital city of Sofia on Tuesday.
source: Sofia News Agency
22 March 2007 - Macedonia - Landslide kills construction worker at Kozjak dam
One worker of the construction company Granit was killed and one injured in a landslide that took place on Wednesday at Kozjak dam.
source: makfax
14 March 2007 - England - Farm is hit by landslide
Part of a Shropshire farm has been closed off following a landslide.Trees fell into a brook after heavy rain caused the ground to move at Rays Farm Country Matters, Billingsley, near Bridgnorth.
source: shropshirestar
06 March 2007 - Chechnya - Landslide flattens down 6 houses in Chechen village
source: gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
05 March 2007 - England - Landslide causes road closure
A landslide caused chaos for commuters after a wall collapsed sending debris across the road.
source: source: gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
03 March 2007 - France - Mont Blanc tunnel closed due to landslide
The Mont Blanc tunnel connecting France and Italy has been closed to traffic due to a landslide on the French side, the ATMB company which jointly runs the tunnel said on Saturday.
source: AlertNet
15 February 2007 - England - Safety check following landslide
A safety assessment is to be carried out following a landslide near Newquay in Cornwall.
source: BBC News
14 February 2007 - England - Barrier stops derailment repeat
A barrier wall erected at the bottom of a railway embankment after a landslide derailed a train has prevented a repeat of the incident.
source: BBC News
07 February 2007 - England - Landslide gives mansion sea view
A British vending machine tycoon is getting a better sea view than he expected following a landslide that puts his mansion at the edge of a cliff in Devon.
source: imedinews
01 February 2007 - Ireland - Landslide causes worry for Clare Island residents
A HUGE landslide on Clare Island which affected water supply has resulted in calls for preventative measures to be put in place.
source: westernpeople
13 January 2007 - UK - Train derailed by landslide
A landslide has derailed a train causing serious disruption to rail passengers.
source: icstaines
02 January 2007 - UK - Woman killed by landslide on beach after a day of gales
A stroll along a beach ended in horror yesterday when a woman was killed by a landslide in front of her partner.
source: timesonline
25 December 2006 - Portugal - Two dead in landslide in Azores islands, officials say
Two people were killed in a landslide in the Azores, officials said Monday.
source: heraldtribune
20 December 2006 - Sweden - Part of major road in Sweden collapses in landslide
Part of the E6 main road near Munkedal in Bohuslän in the west of Sweden has collapsed in a landslide.
15 December 2006 - UK - MUDDY MIRACLE
A COUPLE told yesterday how they cheated death when a landslide came crashing into their home.
source: thedailyrecord
12 December 2006 - Spain - Builder crushed to death in landslide
One man was killed and another injured early this morning while working on a building under construction on the calle Alquería Rulla in Picanya (Valencia).
source: thinkspain
04 December 2006 - UK - Landslide causes road disruption
A serious landslide has closed the B7068 road between Lockerbie and Langholm in Dumfriesshire.
source: BBC
02 December 2006 - Bulgaria - Bulgarian Construction Worker Killed by Landslide
source: Sofia News Agency
23 Novemeber 2006 - Montenegro - Villagers in Montenegro evacuated after canyon landslide causes flooding
A massive landslide in Montenegro's Tara River Canyon has clogged the waterway and caused flooding in Montenegro, prompting authorities to begin evacuating villagers late Thursday.
source: heraldtribune
09 Novemeber 2006 - England - Poor drainage led to landslide
The derailment at Outbeck on November 4, 2005, came after heavy rain caused a landslip which covered 10 metres of track.
source: Lancastertoday
02 Novemeber 2006 - Ireland - Landslide may have exposed 'hikers' body
A body recovered from dangerous cliffs in the Kerry mountains today and believed to be that of a missing Swedish hiker may have been spotted after a landslide in the area days earlier.
source: IOL
01 Novemeber 2006 - Norway - Landslide in 'secure area'
On Monday, the local authority's technical chief, Torbjørn Skerri, reassured residents that extra measures ensured that an embankment wall was not at risk of sliding out, newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad reports.On Tuesday a 40-50 meter wide wall of earth slide out into the E39 highway at Ålgård, covering the road in both directions to a depth of about 1.5 meters.
source: aftenposten
26 October 2006 - Scotland - Heavy rain causes Scottish transport chaos
Torrential rain and strong winds caused flooding and travel chaos across parts of Scotland today. Roads and railway lines were closed as a result of the atrocious conditions, which also affected ferry sailings.The railway line and the A862 road between Dingwall and Ardullie were also closed as a result of a landslide, Northern Constabulary said.
source: guardian
28 September 2006 - Bulgaria - Weather Blamed for Nearly Deadly Landslide in Sofia
The landslide, which buried two construction workers at a site in Sofia, has been caused by the rainy weather, Darik News reported.
source: Sofia News Agency
31 August 2006 - Azerbaijan - Landslide cause in Dozular village announced
The cause for landslide is the 630mm water pipe flowing from north-west of the village. There observed three water escapes in the pipe. People used it to water the land for 20 years. This kind of irrigation causes landslide on slopes.
As the result of the landslide, four houses were damaged and 42 families were evacuated.source: APA
13 August 2006 - England - Storm causes floods and landslide
source: gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
03 August 2006 - Ireland - 'Landslide threat' to Irish Republic
The Geological Survey of Ireland says the risk of landslides in upland areas has been underestimated and poor planning has led to some housing developments being built in areas where natural disasters are likely to happen.
source: utv
Report warns of landslide dangers ... source: RTE News
28 July 2006 - England - Train hits landslide in London
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from a rush hour train after it struck a landslide, London's public transport operator says. A train heading into the capital made an emergency stop as tons of earth slipped from an embankment and clogged tracks close to Boston Manor station, in west London.
26 June 2006 - Bulgaria - Hotel Digs Cause Landslide at Bulgarian Road
The road from Bulgaria's southern city of Smolyan to the Pamporovo resort in the Rhodope Mountain has been closed due to a landslide.
source: sofia news agency
22 June 2006 - Romania - Death toll up to seven following mudslide in Romania
gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
21 June 2006 - England - New landslide technology may save lives
A pioneering new technique designed by Loughborough University in Britain to help predict landslides could save hundreds of lives worldwide, if trials prove successful.
source: People's Daily
18 June 2006 - England - Buses take strain after landslide
gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
31 May 2006 - Swiss - Swiss Rockslide Kills Two, Closes Gotthard Tunnel
gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
30 May 2006 - Russia - Traffic resumes on mudslide-stricken roads in Karachai-Circassia
gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada)
21 May 2006 - Turkey - Four Trapped Due To Landslide In Kars
Four people were trapped under soil after a landslide occurred in Kagizman town in eastern city of Kars on Wednesday, witnesses said.
source: TurkishPress
18 May 2006 - Turkey - Landslide buries 8 houses in Turkey; four missing
A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried eight hillside homes in eastern Turkey Wednesday, officials said. Four people were reported missing.
source: turkishdailynews
04 May 2006 - Armenia - Georgia: Despair of Landslide Villagers
Landslides are destroying houses, pastures and farming land in three mountainous districts - Khulo, Keda and Shuakhevi - in Ajaria, the autonomous republic in south-western Georgia.
source: IWPR
01 May 2006 - Italy - Landslide Kills Four In Italy
A man and three of his daughters were killed when a landslide caused by heavy rain destroyed their house on the southern Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples over the weekend.
source: All Headline News AGI Online
31 March 2006 - Spain - Landslide forces four hour closure of local train line near Torremuelle station
The Costa del Sol “cercanías” train line between Torremuelle and Fuengirola was closed for more than four hours on Sunday after a landslide covered the track with earth and rocks.
source: SUR
23 March 2006 - Bulgaria - Landslide Kills One in Southeastern Bulgaria
One man was killed and another one was injured in a landslide near the southeastern Bulgarian town Sliven.
source: Sofia News Agency
13 March 2006 - Bulgaria - Rain and Landslides
Old landslides have been activated after the rain during the last few days. In the village of Kukuryak (Kurdzhali region, southern Bulgaria) a landslide left dozens of families homeless. 20 people, including 4 children, were evacuated from their homes.
source: gsc.nrcan (Geological Survey of Canada) (Focus I News)
06 February 2006 - Spain - Tragic landslide in Lleida
Rescue services have finally located the two bodies of a farmer and his wife who were buried in a landslide on an isolated farm in Juncosa, in Lleida.
source: typicallyspanish
21 January 2006 - Turkey - At least eight killed as bus buried in landslide in Turkey
Eight people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and at least 15 people were injured when a bus was buried in an avalanche in eastern Turkey Saturday, local reports said.
source: monstersandcritics
18 January 2006 - UK - Landslide reveals big fossil haul
Loads of fossils have been revealed following a massive landslide in Charmouth, Dorset.
source: bbc
15 January 2006 - UK - 17 rescued after Dorset landslide
source: bbc
2 January 2006 - Italy - LANDSLIDE IN ISERNIA PROVINCE: SEVEN HOUSES EVACUATED
20 December 2005 - Spain - Two injured in Spanish landslide
source: IOL, thinkspain
27 November 2005 - Scotland - Landslide caused by winter freeze derails Inverness train
source: Sunday Independent, Daily Record
17 November 2005 - England - Landslide hill 'to be made safe'
Work to permanently reshape a mountainside behind eight homes in Ebbw Vales after a landslip threatened to engulf a street of houses has begun.
source: bbcnews
14 November 2005 - Norway - Seven Norwegians Swept Away by Landslide
Heavy rainfall in western Norway triggered landslides on Monday, including one that swept away seven people working on a house, police said. Rescuers were searching for one missing worker, while the other six were found with minor injuries in Bergen, the main city on Norway's west coast.
source: abcnews
08 November 2005 - England - Cabin workers hurt in landslide
Four workmen were taken to hospital after their roadside cabin was crushed by a landslide in Gwynedd.
source: bbcnews
04 November 2005 - England - Landslide knocks train off tracks
A train carrying about 100 people was derailed after it hit a landslide caused by heavy rain in Lancashire.
source: bbcnews
06 October 2005 - Georgia - Landslide Kills One in Western Georgia
A man died and five others were injured as a result of a landslide in the Chokhatauri district of the Guria region in western Georgia on October 5. Reportedly, access to some villages has been cut off.
source: civil.ge16 September 2005 - Norway - Police may investigate fatal landslide
Torrential rains associated with the tail end of tropical storms Maria and Nate loosened a cliff face that resulted in a slide of mud, stone and trees that struck a row of homes in Fana in Bergen.Jorunn Erdal, 51, was killed and three others were critically injured. A 27-year-old woman remains in critical condition while her three-year-old daughter is now in stable condition.
source: aftenposten.no
01 September 2005 - Swiss - Helicopter rescues trapped Scouts
A group of 44 Explorer Scouts and nine leaders from Harpenden were visiting the Swiss mountain resort of Engelberg when all routes into the village were wiped out in a landslide.
source: www.hertsad.co.uk
22 August 2005 - Turkey - Rize landslide toll rises to four
Four people have died in a landslide in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Rize, authorities have confirmed.
source: ntvmsnbc.com
07 August 2005 - Bulgaria - Bulgarian floods prompt mass evacuation
Three Bulgarians were killed and more than 5,000 people fled their homes as severe floods devastated the Balkan country, destroying roads and cutting off remote villages, officials said. A 54-year-old woman died under a landslide in south-western Bulgaria, while a priest was crushed when a wall in his church collapsed after being weakened by floods, police said.
source: news.ninemsn.com.au
03 August 2005 - Turkey - Three killed in landslide in Trabzon
A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall brought down a house in northern Turkey on Tuesday, killing three people, Turkey's public works and housing minister said.
source: turkishdailynews.com.tr
22 June 2005 - Ukraine - At Least One Russian Killed in Crimean Beach Landslide
A landslide buried a Black Sea beach in Ukraine with soil on Tuesday, killing at least one Russian sunbather and trapping as many as four others, emergency officials said.
source: TheMoscowTimes.com
11 April 2005 Norway - E39 closed after landslide
Highway E39 in Stord in western Norway will be closed for at least a few days after a rock slide knocked out about 30 meters of the road on Sunday evening. Read more
source: Aftenposten Multimedia A/S, Oslo, Norway
30 March 2005 Wales - Line landslide was caused by collapsed cave
A COLLAPSED cave was last night blamed for the closure of a North Wales rail line, leaving passengers facing lengthy detours by bus.
source: icNorthWales
09 March 2005 Italy - Landslides leave 300 homeless
Rome - Hundreds of people were homeless in southern Italy on Wednesday after landslides caused by severe winter storms hit the village of Cavallerizzo, said the mayor of a nearby town.
source: News24.com
07 March 2005 Rains Trigger Landslides in Southern Bulgaria
Torrential rains have triggered a series of landslides in mountainous southern Bulgaria severing roads and trapping tens of thousands of people in their rural locations, Civil Defense said.
source: bnn
17 March 2005 - Turkey Sivas province
Slides, Landslide - 15 killed, 9 injured
source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database - Université Catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium
14 November 2004 - A Landslide Sweeped a House in Italy - Two People Killed
Two people were killed in a landslide, which was triggered by heavy rainfall in Italy. Read more.
Source: CBC News
06 February 2004 - Eastern Athens Ring Road was Shut by a Landslide, Greece
The section of Katehaki Avenue near the Saketas military camp on the outskirts of Vyronas, eastern Athens was shut due to a landslide. It was unclear what caused the landslide.
source: Kathimerini
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27 October 2003 - University Students were Evacuated due to a Landslide in Sheffield, UK
Due to a massive landslide behind Sheffield Hallam University students' flats, 25 people were ordered out of the flats on Solly Street. Two weeks ago a similar landslide occurred on the same street, leaving two firms fearing for the future of their properties.
source: Sheffield Today.net
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19 September 2003 - The Mayo Landslide in Ireland Damages Bridges and a Road
The landslide, which was triggered by heavy rain in the county of Mayo in Ireland stranded 100 people in their homes. It destroyed several bridges, damaged a road and left some homes without electricity and water. Read more.
source: UTV
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12 September 2003 - A Landslide Claims 2 Lives in Northwest Bulgaria
The landslide in the costal resort Albena, northwest Bulgaria killed 2 people. When the earth slipped down, the two were in an illegally constructed bungalow in the hit area. Read more.
source: Novinite.com
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08 September 2003 - The Landslide in Northern Slovakia is Threatening Lives and Property
The landslide in the Northern Slovak village of Kvasov is threatening 3 homes, a road and a funeral parlour. The landslide already damaged a local road and dislocated several tombstones.
source: The Slovak Spectator
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01 January 2003 - Landslide Derails Train
A train carrying 105 passengers has derailed in Surrey after hitting a landslide. The accident happened Wednesday January 01. 2003 just north of Merstham tunnel near Redhill, and involved the 1056 GMT Brighton to London Victoria service. One man was taken to hospital suffering whiplash injuries and the front wheels were ripped off the eight-carriage train.
Source - BBC News.-----------------------------------------------
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