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Table 1 Documented wasteslide events in municipal solid waste dumpsites

From: The 21 February 2005, catastrophic waste avalanche at Leuwigajah dumpsite, Bandung, Indonesia

Location

Year

Fatalities

Reference

Payatas, Manila, Philippines

2000

278

Bernardo ([2004]); Merry et al. ([2005]); Palaypayon and Ohta (2006); Gaillard and Cadag ([2009])

Leuwigajah, Bandung, Indonesia

2005

147

This work; Koelsch et al. ([2005])

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

1992

> 100

http://www.humanite.presse.fr/journal/1992-03-20/1992-03-20-650098

Istanbul, Turkey

1993

39

Kocasoy and Curi ([1995]); Koerner and Soong ([2000]); Huvaj-Sarihan and Stark ([2008])

Bantargebang, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia

2006

28

Suara Merdeka, 9 September 2006; personal field data

Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

2010

4

http://www.jakartaupdates.com/74-municipal-waste-landfill-colapsed-killing-4

Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia

2013

1

http://nasional.news.viva.co.id/news/read/383558-bukit-sampah-longsor--lima-orang-tertimbun

Tuban, East Java, Indonesia

2012

1

http://news.detik.com/read/2012/06/22/190405/1948742/475/pencarian-korban-longsor-sampah-pt-sg-di-tuban-dihentikan

Bantargebang, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia

2012

1

http://www.beritasatu.com/megapolitan/48700-sampah-bantargebang-longsor-seorangpemulung-tewas-tertimbun.html

Athens, Greece

2003

-

Cited by Koelsch et al. ([2005])

Bulbul, Durban, South Africa

1997

 

Blight ([2004], [2008])

Iriya, Tel-Aviv, Israel

1997

-

Isenberg ([2003]); Isenberg et al. ([2004]); Huvaj-Sarihan and Stark ([2008])

Doña Juana, Bogota, Colombia

1997

-

GeoSyntec Consultants ([1998]); Hendron et al. ([1999]); Caicedo et al. ([2002]) ; Gonzales Garcia and Espinosa Silva ([2001])

Bens, Coruña, Spain

1996

-

Landva and Dickinson ([2000])

Rumpke, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

1996

-

Eid et al. ([2000]); Chugh et al. ([2007]); Evans & Stark ([1997]); Schmucker and Hendron ([1998])

Leuwigajah, Bandung, Indonesia

1992

-

Personal field data

Kettleman, California, USA

1988

-

Mitchell et al. ([1990]); Seed et al. ([1990]); Byrne et al. ([1992]); Chang ([2005])

Sarajevo, Bosnia

1977

-

Gandolla et al. ([1979])

Bandeirantes, Saõ Paulo, Brazil

1991

-

Bauer et al. ([2008])