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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY Updated January 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM A major rockslide prompted two highways to be shut down in Colorado over the weekend and witnesses captured the frightening moment on video.
An aerial view of a landslide in Cruso on Saturday, October. 5, 2024 The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused more than 300 landslides, many in North Carolina. ‘Pretty heartbreaking’ landslide
A critical highway linking Idaho and Wyoming has closed indefinitely after a portion of the road cracked and then collapsed in a “catastrophic landslide” Saturday, officials said.
The landslide left a conspicuous slide surface bordered by high cliffs. These cliffs reach heights of 80 metres (260 ft); the highest point lies at 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) elevation. Debris from the landslide covers an area of 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi) at the outlet of Oeschinensee and may extend below the lake surface.
In 1930 it was suggested that (at least in some cases) this might be the result of large landslides. In 1964 it was noted that certain areas of sea floor with very blocky topography lay downslope from what appear to be giant amphitheaters (the large bowl left at the head of landslides), suggesting the possibility of giant landslides. [35]
Landslides are of course a global phenomenon, and scientists are identifying climate change-fueled landslide risks across the world. Cyclone Gabriel in New Zealand triggered more than 140,000 ...
Video footage of the aftermath in Kimono showed villagers attempting to dig potential survivors and victims out of the rubble. [2] [4] Irene Muloni, a Bulambuli District MP, stated that the Ugandan government would initiate relocations of residents located in landslide-susceptible regions for as long as heavy rainfall continued. [3]
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