The catastrophic landfill flowslide at Hongao dumpsite on 20 December 2015 in Shenzhen, China

A catastrophic flowslide occurred at the Hongao dumpsite on 20 December 2015 in the Guangming New District of Shenzhen, China. The flowslide caused 77 causalities and damaged 33 buildings. In the absence of extreme weather conditions and seismic activity, the causes of the failure were analyzed on t...

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Main Authors: Q. Xu, D. Peng, W. Li, X. Dong, W. Hu, M. Tang, F. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-02-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/17/277/2017/nhess-17-277-2017.pdf