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Geotechnical challenges at Santorini port access road

Access to Santorini’s main port at Athinios has been temporarily suspended following a new rockfall incident along the only road connecting the port to the island’s upper settlements. The event, alth...

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Indonesia’s waste and mining slopes under pressure: Deadly landfill collapse in Bekasi and industrial landslide in Morowali

A major waste landslide at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java, has resulted in multiple fatalities and renewed concerns about landfill stability at one of S...

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Wales strengthens climate resilience with historic flood funding

The Welsh Government has announced a record £85 million investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management for the 2026/27 financial year, marking the highest annual allocation ever delivered in...

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Heavy rain triggers 200-metre landslide on Ionian Motorway

A major landslide forced the full closure of the Ionian Motorway in western Greece on Monday after a large section of a cut slope collapsed, depositing soil and rock across both carriageways. The fai...

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Specialist spider excavator plays key role in Whitchurch Canal boat rescue

The complex recovery of stranded narrowboats following the December collapse of the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch has been supported by the deployment of a specialist spider excavator, enabling sa...

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Sea defence upgrades protect iconic Folkestone rail route

Major coastal defence works have commenced at Folkestone Warren to safeguard the strategically important South Eastern Railway line that runs along the base of the chalk cliffs. The scheme, led by Ne...

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Tiebacks vs. soil nails: Choosing the right earth retention solution

Understand the pros and cons between using helical tieback anchors and helical soil nails for an earth retention project. When it comes to earth retention and slope stabilization using helical anchor...

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Soil nailing identified as key to Swanage Green Seafront slope stability

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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Stabilisation nears completion as Bridgewater Canal embankment design progresses

The recovery programme for the Bridgewater Canal embankment breach at Little Bollington has moved into a critical new stage, with stabilisation works nearing completion and formal engineering design...

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Investigation reveals combined failures behind the fatal Seoul sinkhole collapse

A government investigation has concluded that the March 2025 sinkhole in Myeongil-dong, which resulted in one fatality, was caused by weakened ground conditions driven by human-related factors. The C...

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