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India’s Himachal Pradesh state hit by series of deadly landslides

Over 60 people lost their lives in India after heavy rain and landslides, some of which were caught on video, hit the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand since Sunday, August 13. Furthermore,...

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Train derailed in Sweden after embankment gets washed away by rain

Stormy weather and heavy rainfall has been affecting the Baltic Sea region since late Sunday which, among others, caused a train derailment in Sweden due to an embankment getting washed away on Monda...

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Massive mudflow hits mountain resort town in Georgia

A massive mudflow hit the mountain resort town of Shovi in the Racha region of Georgia on August 3. Furthermore, according to the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident is known to hav...

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Massive landslip blocks Seatown Beach in Dorset, UK

A massive rockfall occurred on the cliffs of Seatown in Dorset, UK, overnight on Thursday. Furthermore, the same cliffs have also been subject to a rockslide that blocked the beach previously, in 20...

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Mudslide covers houses in Colombia after hours of torrential rain

Several hours of torrential rain caused streams to burst their banks in the rural municipality of Quetame, Colombia, and resulted in a mudslide that covered houses late on Monday. It has so far been...

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Integrating Geotechnical Analysis Software: Dips & RocSlope | Rocscience

The integration between Dips and RocSlope is designed to streamline your geotechnical analysis and provide you with a comprehensive solution for structurally-controlled slope stability assessment and...

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Series of landslides and flash floods hit India after heavy rainfall

Several areas of northern India experienced torrential rain, followed by a series of flash floods and landslides on Sunday, July 9. Furthermore, reports of the record-breaking rainfall include 153 m...

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Introducing RocSlope: 3D Block Stability Risk Assessment of Rock Slopes

Today, Rocscience is pleased to announce the launch of RocSlope, a state-of-the-art 3D analysis program enabling engineers in the civil and mining industries to assess the factors of safety of hu...

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Flash floods and landslides leave more than 300 roads closed in Himachal Pradesh, India

Heavy rain caused flash floods and landslides in the Himachal Pradesh state of India, on Sunday, June 25. 301 roads remained closed due to the events, including the Chandigarh-Manali highway and its...

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Peak of Austrian Fluchthorn mountain collapses in huge rockslide

The peak of mountain Fluchthorn in Tyrol, Austria, was caught on video collapsing in a huge rockslide on Sunday, June 11. Furthermore, helicopters were dispatched after the event to assess the situa...

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