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A debris flow threatening a rural community in northern Nepal

A debris flow track in the mountains of Bhutan

The catastrophic landslide at Jisuberi that was famously caught
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The International Landslide Centre
landslide fatality database |
At the ILC we maintain a
database of landslide events worldwide. This concentrates
on those that cause fatalities. Data are collected from a
wide range of sources, including official and government
reports; academic papers; newswires, etc.
Presented
here are some preliminary data for fatalities caused by
landslides in 2003. This is for information only. We
request that the data are not used in any publication
without our permission.
We would be
delighted to hear of any corrections or amendments that are
needed.
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Date |
Continent |
Country |
Location |
Death toll |
Trigger |
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11/01/2003 |
S America |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro state |
29 |
Heavy rain |
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11/01/2003 |
SE Asia |
Indonesia |
Borneo |
10 |
Heavy rain |
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17/01/2003 |
S America |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
45 |
Heavy rain |
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22/01/2003 |
Caribbean |
Bermuda |
Bermuda College |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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24/01/2003 |
Asia |
China |
Sanya, Hainan |
6 |
Failure of cut slope |
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29/01/2003 |
Asia |
Indonesia |
Garut, Kuningan, West Java |
22 |
Heavy rain + deforestation |
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31/01/2003 |
Asia |
Indonesia |
Cantilan, Kuningan, West Java |
10 |
Heavy rain |
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18/02/2003 |
Europe |
Greece |
Roussospiti, Crete |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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19/02/2003 |
Asia |
Pakistan |
Dasu, near Kohistan |
9 |
Heavy rain |
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19/02/2003 |
N. america |
Bermuda |
Elbow Beach Hotel |
1 |
Embankment collpase |
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04/03/2003 |
C. America |
Mexico |
Tijuana |
1 |
Broken water pipe |
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04/03/2003 |
Asia |
Pakistan |
Neelum Valley |
2 |
Heavy rain |
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04/03/2003 |
Asia |
Pakistan |
Tolti, Skardu |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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06/03/2003 |
Asia |
India |
Doda District, Jammu |
1 |
Heavy rain / snow |
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13/03/2003 |
Asia |
Philippines |
Mt Diwalwal, Compostela Valley |
2 |
? |
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19/03/2003 |
S. America |
Colombia |
Caldas regions |
26 |
Heavy rain |
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24/03/2003 |
E Asia |
Japan |
Miyagi |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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31/03/2003 |
C. America |
Bolivia |
Chima |
117 |
Mining |
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02/04/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Badong County, Hubei |
4 |
? Dynamite |
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05/04/2003 |
SE Asia |
Indonesia |
Flores |
76 |
Heavy rain |
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10/04/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Dashangou Village, Zhenxiong County, Yunnan |
8 |
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20/04/2003 |
C. Asia |
Kyrgystan |
Kara Taryk, S. Osh Mountains |
38 |
Heavy rain |
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24/04/2003 |
C. America |
Guatemala |
Chichicaste |
23 |
? Trigger. Failure of clear felled slopes |
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25/04/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Gongliu County, Xinjiang |
8 |
Heavy rain |
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30/04/2003 |
S America |
Ecuador |
Elpongo, Catopaxi |
9 |
Digging of irrigation channel |
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30/04/2003 |
Africa |
Kenya |
Kapkisei Village, Kericho |
4 |
Heavy rain |
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02/05/2003 |
E Asia |
Papua New Guinea |
Tokia, South Karoba |
13 |
Heavy rain |
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02/05/2003 |
S Asia |
Pakistan |
Kajo Bela, Kohistan |
14 |
Heavy rain |
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04/05/2003 |
S Asia |
India |
Bawngkawn |
2 |
Heavy rain |
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05/05/2003 |
S Asia |
Bangladesh |
Noabadi, Akhaura |
31 |
Heavy rain |
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05/05/2003 |
S Asia |
India |
Lawngtlai |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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15/05/2003 |
Africa |
Kenya |
Gatara Village |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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16/05/2003 |
Africa |
Uganda |
Mbara District |
30 |
Heavy rain |
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17/05/2003 |
S. Asia |
Sri Lanka |
Dothupitiya |
25 |
Heavy rain |
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17/05/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Xiangjiang River, Hunan |
38 |
Heavy rain and river erosion |
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24/05/2003 |
Pacific |
American Samoa |
6 |
Heavy rain |
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05/06/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Xinjiang Uygur |
26 |
Heavy rain |
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05/06/2003 |
SE Asia |
Philippines |
Tres Marias, Sorsogan Province |
5 |
Heavy rain |
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05/06/2003 |
C. America |
Mexico |
Veracruz |
5 |
Heavy rain |
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10/06/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Ankang City, Shangxi Province |
9 |
Heavy rain |
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12/06/2003 |
S Asia |
Nepal |
Fungwa Village, Niguradin, Fungling, Tapeljung |
6 |
Heavy rain |
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15/06/2003 |
S Asia |
Bangladesh |
Cox's Bazaar |
6 |
Heavy rain |
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17/06/2003 |
SE Asia |
Philippines |
Sitio Macalapi, Leyte |
3 |
Typhoon |
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17/06/2003 |
SE Asia |
Philippines |
Samar |
1 |
Typhoon |
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19/06/2003 |
SE Asia |
Philippines |
Tuba, Benguet |
2 |
? |
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20/06/2003 |
S Asia |
India |
Milan Nagar, Ghatkopar |
1 |
Heavy rain |
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20/06/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Azuigou, Sichuan |
10 |
Heavy rain |
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20/06/2003 |
S Asia |
Nepal |
Majjhi Goan, Myagdhi |
3 |
Monsoon |
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22/06/2003 |
S Asia |
India |
Vaibhyavadi |
52 |
Heavy rain |
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24/06/2003 |
E Asia |
China |
Zhuxi county, Hubei |
6 |
Heavy rain |
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24/06/2003 |
S Asia |
India |
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