India Crunch and
Sunda Plate Sink
- India: Land Cracks in Samastipur
District of Bihar
Nov 9, 2018
https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/18-kids-buried-in-soil-in-samastipur
- Five children were killed while
six children were injured due to soil erosion in
Samastipur district of Bihar.
- India Sinking
Aug 29, 2018
https://www.jagran.com/odisha/bhubaneshwar-eagre-puri
- An expert team from New Delhi has
also reached Puri to assist in this serious situation
arising repeatedly in the Bela Bhaban.
- India: Land, Hill Crack up near
Kerala Border.
Aug 27, 2018
https://english.manoramaonline.com/districts/palakkad/2018/08/27/
- Similar cracks are seen in
several other estates in the area. Residents have been
demanding officials concerned to inspect these cracks and
check if they were caused by landslides or earthquakes.
- India: The land in the Surrounding
Region has Developed a Long Crack
Aug 20, 2018
https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/08/20/two-storied-house
- A double-storey house here caved
in as a major crack developed on the land below and near
it amid the recent deluge in the state.
- India: Land Cracks Render Sadhupul
Market Unsafe
Aug 14, 2018
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/cracks-render-sadhupul
- With huge cracks appearing in the
Sadhupul bazaar, 25 shops and 20 houses have been rendered
unsafe for habitation.
- Sumatra: 75 Meter Landslide Road, 10
Isolated Nagari in West Sumatra
Nov 5, 2018
https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4288549/jalan-longsor-75-meter
- The road had collapsed and the
river was washed away.
- Java: Buildings Prone to Collapse as
Land Shifts hit Bogor
Oct 24, 2018
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/10/24/buildings-prone-to-collapse
- Residents of 15 districts in
Bogor regency, West Java, have been advised to move to
safer places as their land is prone to shifting. Land
cracks were seen in Cimangurang village in Babakan Madang
district, the latest of such incidents in Greater Jakarta
recently.
- Java: Photographs of the Condition of
Land Cracks in Babakanmadang, Residents Must Evacuate
Oct 24, 2018
http://www.radarbogor.id/2018/10/24/foto-foto-kondisi-retakan-tanah-di
- The affected houses experienced
considerable cracks. Not infrequently the ground shifts
make several building doors locked.
- Indonesia: Land Cracks in Tangerang
and Depok, but also in Bogor
Oct 24, 2018
http://www.metropolitan.id/2018/10/tanah-cijayanti-terbelah-setengah-kilometer/
- Residents in Cimangurang Village,
Cijayanti Village, Babakanmadang, Bogor Regency, were
shocked by the emergence of three meters of land cracks,
one meter wide and up to 500 meters long. In fact, this
land continues to experience shifts every hour to keep the
team from Tagana on standby.
- Malaysia: Huge Crack Appears in Orang
Asli Village
Oct 24, 2018
https://www.malaysiapost.biz/2018/10/24/huge-crack-appears-in-orang-asli-village/
- A row of six houses built in 2008
at the settlement had to be evacuated yesterday following
the appearance of the crack.
- Malaysia: Land Erosion Caused Several
Lamp Posts to Collapse in Gopeng
Oct 23, 2018
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/23/cracks-in-homes-lamp-posts
- Cracks appeared on several
houses. The incident took place at a residential area at
Jalan Desa Cahaya 1 in Lawan Kuda.
South America Roll
and Central America Crunch
- Argentina: Imminent Collapse of the
Ravine in Diamante
Oct 08, 2018
http://www.diariojunio.com.ar/noticia.php
- The Municipality of Diamante has
been declared yesterday in the State of Emergency Housing
in Barrio Urquiza - the collapse of the land mass of
approximately 130 meters long and 10 meters wide.
- Costa Rica: 25 Families Defy Risk by
way of Crumbling
Oct 05, 2018
https://www.pressreader.com/costa-rica/la-nacion-costa-rica/20181005/
- Although the emergency began with
the storm Nate, in October of 2017, the real cause is a
landslide that has not stopped moving since.
- Colombia: The Land Keeps Moving
Oct 04, 2018
https://www.rcnradio.com/colombia/region-central/poblacion-de-boyaca
- Cracking in homes, streets and
roads in addition to the destruction of crops, they leave
millions lost for the municipality of San Eduardo, in
Boyacá, where a geological fault continues to expand and
devastate even with livestock.
- Panama: The Road Sinks and Cracks in
Breñón
Sep 24, 2018
https://www.critica.com.pa/provincias/se-hunde-la-carretera
- The road leading to this
community sank 50 meters and the land separated.
- Guatemala: Geological Failures Prey
on Settlers in the West of the Country
Sep 15, 2018
https://www.oncenoticias.hn/fallas-geologicas-hacen-presa-de-pobladores
- The problem that has its origin
in geological faults, has destroyed a lake section of the
road that connects to the border with Guatemala and El
Salvador, as well as to Ocotepeque.
- Peru: Four Regions of the Country
have Very High Risk of Landslides and Huaicos
Sep 04, 2018
http://ultimasnoticiasve.com/alberto-ardila-venezuela-cardi-b-cuatro-regiones
- A total of 63 districts in four
regions of the country present a very high risk of being
affected by landslides, mudslides or other mass movements.
- Mexico: Land Cracks in Talea de
Castro
Oct 23, 2018
https://informativoax.net/lluvias-ocasionan-grietas-en-talea-de-castro
- The cracks reported in the
municipality of Talea de Castro, are the result of a
geological fault.
- Mexico: Family Missing in Oaxaca
Landslide; more than 25 Slides Reported on One Highway
Oct 24, 2018
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/family-missing-in-oaxaca-landslide/
- At least 25 landslides have
occurred on the highway between Santa Maria Yacochi and
Santiago Zacatepec in recent days.
- Mexico: Alarm Due to Geological Fault
in Xalpatláhuac; the Earth Opens
Oct 17, 2018
http://www.redesdelsur.com.mx/2016/index.php/municipios/131-zona-centro/
- At least 50 homes and a campus of
the Colegio de Bachilleres were severely affected by a
geological fault that occurred after the earthquakes of
September last year, which has forced to relocate the
inhabitants of these houses and students.
- Mexico: The Cracking and Landslide
that Occurs in the Municipality of San Marcos Arteaga
Sep 21, 2018
http://talajalisconoticias.com/2018/09/21/se-abre-la-tierra-en-oaxaca/
- For some months they noticed how
a few kilometers from the center of the population the
land began to open, at first it did not affect any area
however over time the situation has become untenable.
- Mexico: The Land Opens in the Town of
Milpillas
Sep 21, 2018
http://elexpres.com/2015/nota.php
- A crack of at least 300 linear
meters was generated in the town of Milpillas. Other
reports maintain that it could have originated due to the
impact of a lightning bolt.
- Argentina: A Huge Crack in the Earth
Opened and Threatens to Swallow a Neighborhood in Entre Ríos
Oct 09, 2018
https://eldoce.tv/sociedad/se-abrio-una-grieta-en-la-tierra-y-amenaza
- A huge crack in the canyon of the
Urquiza neighborhood of Diamante, Entre Ríos, caused
alarm.
Africa Roll and
Rip
- Uganda: Water Shortage hits Eastern
Uganda as Landslides Damage Water Plant
October 8, 2018
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Landslides-NWSC
- The landslides destabilised the
pipe network at the plant, including its infrastructure
and also caused land movements of various sections of the
water treatment plan.
- Kenya: Land Collapse Victims to be
Resettled Soon
Aug 3, 2018
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/08/03/landslide-victims
- Murang’a is one of the counties
worst affected by torrents that hit the country earlier in
the year.
- South Africa: Load Cracks in Pretoria
Jul 27, 2018
http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sociedad/deslizamientos-pavimentos
- City of Tshwane allocated about
R27.5 million for the repair of these hazardous sinkholes.
- Nigeria: Disaster hits Awada Area of
Obosi in Anambra State
Jul 26, 2018
https://vibesngistsblog.com/disaster-hits-awada-area-of-obosi-in-anambra-state
- Disaster hits Awada Area of Obosi
in Anambra State following heavy downpour.
- In Afar, Africa is Divided into Two
Jul 25, 2018
http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/articulos/ver/81026:en-afar-africa
- In the depression of Afar, in
northern Ethiopia, shepherds and salt merchants survive
today in a surreal landscape of fissures, faults and a
lake of boiling lava, which can change drastically.
- Kenya: Thousands at Risk of Eviction
as County Maps Out Landslide Zones
Jul 24, 2018
https://spoti.co.ke/thousands-at-risk-of-eviction-as-county-maps-out-landslide
- More than 4,000 families live in
the landslide-prone areas that have fault lines cutting
across the county.
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