A devastating landslide struck the coastal community of La Conchita, Ventura County, California, January 10, 2005. Photo source: ©© Mark Reid / USGS
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The death toll from landslides across the world, is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, the Chinese coasts and Latin America, according to research by Durham University, UK.
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A retrogressive slope failure in India that is threatening the railway shed at Tindharia, a railway settlement built by the side of the famous Toy Train the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). The DHR was constructed by the British back in 1881, and was designated a World Heritage Site in 1999/2000. Captions and Photo source: Dave Petley, AGU / Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society
