Villagers in the mountain village of Lújar had a hell of a fright when large boulders and earth rolled down off the Tajo de la Señorica yesterday, damaging houses.
Large Rockfall in Lújar
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tag Archive for landslide
Parked Cars Hit by Landslide
by Martin Myall •
Five people were injured when a hillside above the A-395 (Carretera de la Sierra) came down near kilometer-point 16, strewing the road with large bolders and earth.
A-7 Reopens Tomorrow
by Vivienne Hughes •
In March there was an important landslide not far from the Castell de Ferro exit on the A-7, as reported in the Seaside Gazette.
A-7 Castell Section Reopened
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Ministry of Public Works has reopened the A-7 between Carchuna and Castell de Ferro; traffic has been diverted along the N-340 since the landslide.
More Landslides Expected
by Hugh MacArthur •
As can be seen from this aerial photograph of the section of the A-7 affected by the landslide, there are large fissures that have openen up on top the hillside.
Huge Rockfall Closes A-7
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Ministey of Transport has announced that it intends to investigate why an A-7 cutting next to the Castell junction suffered a huge rockfall.
A-7 Landslide
by Hugh MacArthur •
There has been a sizeable landslide affecting the A-7 autovia near the 354 Exit Junction for Castell de Ferro today.
Three Missing in Cuevas del Almanzora Landslide
by David Darby •
A landslide in the early hours of today has left three people trapped in their ‘cave dwelling’ in Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria).
Cotobro Repair Work Commences
by Editor •
Today, work was started on Cotobro’s Calle Principal, which leads up from the beach near Playa del Muerto and connects with the N-340 and Punta de la Mona. According to the works’ foreman, both sections that were damaged by landslides are to have their contention walls rebuilt.
Landslide Blocks Tunnel
by Editor •
A landslide near the mouth of the Punta de la Mona tunnel, on the La Herradura side, caused the main road to be closed to traffic whilst it was cleared. It’s not the first time that there has been a rock-fall there; in fact, retention netting etc has only recently been erected at this entrance.