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Multiple sinkholes trigger emergency in Phillipsburg after dump truck collapse
- Feb, 18, 2026
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New Jersey, Phillipsburg
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A state of local emergency has been declared in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, after multiple sinkholes opened along Summit Avenue near Lewis Street, swallowing a dump truck and forcing evacuations. The...
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Shanghai Metro works site sealed after sinkhole opens at Qixin Road
- Feb, 12, 2026
- Settlements Tunneling Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Shanghai
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A large sinkhole opened on the morning of 12 February 2026 at the junction of Qixin Road and Li’an Road in Shanghai’s Minhang District, swallowing part of the roadway near an active metro constructio...
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Soil nailing identified as key to Swanage Green Seafront slope stability
- Dec, 16, 2025
- Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Settlements News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Technical investigations into Swanage’s Green Seafront have confirmed progressive slope instability affecting Sandpit Field, Weather Station Field, and the Spa beach hut terrace. Monitoring surveys c...
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LTA begins wtrengthening of circle line tunnels to counter ground deformation
- Dec, 10, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Settlements News On Projects / Industry
- Singapore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has initiated a targeted strengthening programme for two Circle Line tunnels where progressive ground deformation, known as tunnel squatting, has been iden...
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Suspected mineshaft collapse swallows car in Redruth: managing risk in historic mining towns
- Nov, 03, 2025
- Settlements Soil Mechanics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A parked Mini partially subsided into a suspected mineshaft in a private car park behind Berrymans Bakery in Redruth, Cornwall, on 1 November 2025. The void is estimated at about two metres deep. The...
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MRTA confirms no further ground movement in Purple Line Tunnel Zone
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Settlements Stabilization News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Bangkok
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
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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After 700,000 years of silence, InSAR unveils that Iran’s Taftan volcano shows signs of awakening
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Satellite-Based Settlements Geology Highlights News On Research / Academia
- Iran
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Taftan Volcano in southeastern Iran, long thought to be extinct, is showing signs of renewed activity after approximately 700,000 years of dormancy. Recent satellite data analyzed between July 20...
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Arizona Flooding Leaves Four Dead and Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mining Region Settlements
- Sep, 27, 2025
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Arizona , Globe
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Severe flooding struck Arizona in late September 2025, leaving four people dead and prompting widespread emergency operations. The rural community of Globe, a 19th-century mining town located about 8...
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Sinkhole swallows soda in Iztapalapa, Mexico City
- Sep, 15, 2025
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Mexico City
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A truck carrying bottled soda fell into a sinkhole in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, after a section of pavement collapsed. Authorities had previously cordoned off the site when signs of instability were o...
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Saw Mill River Parkway Collapse Highlights Storm-Driven Soil Instability
- Sep, 08, 2025
- Settlements Seepage Road Embankments News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On September 8, 2025, a section of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County collapsed following intense rainfall across the tri-state area. The failure occurred between Lawrence Street in Dob...
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