Road failure video from Thailand

Thanks to my former student Kurtis Garbutt for the heads up on this one.  The video below shows the progressive development of a road in Thailand.  I suspect that this initiated as a culvert failure, with multiple collapses due to undercutting:



The final frames of the video show an overview of the site.  Check out where the people are standing!

As an aside, Kurtis also runs a very interesting blog on natural hazards - take a look.  It is a very useful resource with a scope that goes way beyond my site.

Culvert failure video

Whilst this is not strictly a landslide, the video below of the failure of a culvert makes very interesting viewing. The ability of the channelled water to erode rapidly is a lesson that is often forgotten.



The video was captured by MWTW.com photojournalist Kevyn Fowler in Freeport, Maine during a storm.