Landslides

[Robyn Appleton]

"The causes of landslides are not a mystery to mankind. Layers of rock and soil such that rain running along a clay or rock layer can create a slippery surface for the weight of the layers above it is a common cause. A rock jumble from previous mountain building, broken or fractured rock easily dislodged. We have stated that the earthquakes man experiences between the periodic passages of Planet X can be considered aftershocks from the last passage, and this is true of landslides also. Mountain building rumples the landscape, so the land is not flat but has steep ravines and hill sides. Older mountain ranges are recognized for their rounded or smoothed appearance, because of frequent landslides distributing the rubble.

"As we approach another passage, another Pole Shift, the pace of landslides has picked up. Why would this be? Plates under pressure will put pressure on regions that contain rumpled hillsides and deep ravines, as these give more readily than strictly flat land, thus act as a weak link. In addition, due to the wobble, the weather has gotten more extreme, with drought and deluge increasing in extremes. Dry ground, suddenly flooded with rainwater needing to seek its level as runoff, will create internal water slides between the rock and soil layers that constitute the rumpled hillsides. Is there an early warning system that mankind could use? The trembles that soil about to slide emits could be detected, yes. These are not earthquakes, and have their own frequency. "

ZetaTalk Chat Q&A: March 22, 2014

[Derrick Johnson]

Landslide kills three in Tripura

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Agartala: A woman and her two children were killed when a landslide buried their house in Tripura, police said here on Friday.

"Ritumala and her two minor children died on the spot when their tin-roofed house was buried in a mudslide," a police official said.
The accident took place following heavy rains at Sabroom in southern Tripura on Thursday night.
Ritumala, 31, and her two children - a six-month-old son and a four-year-old daughter - were buried, while her husband and his elder child escaped

Source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/north-east/landslide-kills-three-in-t...

[Howard]

Rare Landslide Derails Passenger Train in Switzerland; 11 People Injured (Aug 13)

Three train cars derailed and 11 people were injured Wednesday after a landslide hit a mountain train in the Swiss Alps, police said. One carriage slid down a steep slope, saved from a ravine only by large trees.

The accident occurred in a deep wooded valley between Tiefencastel and Solis, southeast of Zurich. Police said about 140 people were on board.

Five people were seriously injured and another six sustained slight injuries, Graubuenden police spokeswoman Anita Senti said. They included eight Swiss, two Japanese citizens and one Australian, police said.

The train had set off from the ski resort of St. Moritz heading north toward Chur, Graubuenden’s administrative capital.

Police initially said the train ran into a landslide on the track, but later revised their comments to say a landslide hit the train as it travelled between two tunnels along the side of a valley. One train car slid about 10 metres (33 feet) down the slope before being stopped by the trees.

Air rescue helicopters helped with the recovery effort since the crash site was not near a road. By mid-afternoon, everyone had been evacuated, with uninjured passengers taken to Tiefencastel and put on buses.

The train is operated by Rhaetische Bahn, which runs narrow-gauge routes in Switzerland’s mountainous southeastern corner that are popular with tourists. The line is expected to remain closed for two days.

Switzerland’s rail system is considered among the safest and most efficient in the world, despite the country’s challenging terrain.

Sources

http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1229238-landslide-hits-train-in-...

http://mainichi.jp/graph/2014/08/14/20140814p2g00m0dm033000c/002.html

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/train-derailed-in-eastern-switzerland/4...

[David]

More on Starr DiGiacomo's post on the landslide in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 5th:

On Tuesday morning Aug 5, around 6 am, a large landslide underwent rapid and sustained failure in the Eaglepointe subdivision in Salt Lake City, Utah, displacing some tens of meters over a period of minutes.

One house was destroyed and three others imminently threatened. 

The development of this landslide was brilliantly caught on a time-lapse by KUTV reported Holly Menino and 2News photographer Mike Stephen.

http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2014/08/12/eaglepointe-1/

[Derrick Johnson]

Three killed, one missing in Dolakha landslide

RAMESH KHATIWADA

DOLAKHA, Aug 9: Three persons died and other one has gone missing in a landslide here at Jiri-7 of the district on Friday night.

According to District Police Office, at least eight people were injured  and five sheds were swept away in the landslide.

The deceased have been identified as Pema Doma Tamang, 37, Sujal Jirel, 5, and Sushma, 12 whereas 17 year old Phurlamu Tamang, a daughter of Pema Doma Tamang has gone missing, said Police.



DSP Suresh Kafle informed that injured eight persons are undergoing medical treatment at Jiri Hospital. An incident occurred in Jiri-Thoose road section.

Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&...

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[Andrey Eroshin]

04.08.14. A series of landslides in China after the earthquake

http://news.sctv.com/gnxw/rdxw/201408/t20140804_2027900.shtml

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...
http://roll.sohu.com/20140804/n403102715.shtml

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/landslide-crushes-home-nor...

Tuesday, August 5 2014, 04:46 PM MDT

North Salt Lake Residents Evacuated After Landslide Destroys Home, Threatens Others

(KUTV) 27 homes have evacuated after a landslide destroyed a home in North Salt Lake Tuesday morning.

Officials are concerned the slide is threatening additional homes in the area. Four homes are said to be in immediate danger, but 27 homes have been evacuated as a precaution according to South Davis Metro Fire. Residents have been asked to grab essential items from their homes and leave to a safe area while crews continue assess the situation. The residents of the homes not in immediate danger may be able to return home, but officials are waiting for a storm to pass through before making any decisions. Any residents in need of assistance are being asked to head to 351 E. Lofty Lane where crews will have supplies available.

Crews are working to help minimize potential damage to the area. Waterlines have been shut off and pools along the landslide area have been drained to prevent a potential tidal wave effect. South Davis Metro Fire says they used equipment to build a berm in preparation for heavy rainfall, hoping to channel the water away from the landslide area. Additional soil was also moved around to relieve pressure.

The incident started about a week and a half ago on the hill above the Eagle Ridge Tennis and Swim Club on Parkway Dr. Neighbors say they noticed the earth begin to move when a developer began prepping several lots at the top of the hill.

Officials say the approval to build in the area of the landslide was given seven to nine years ago. The North Salt Lake city manager says there are plans to meet with the developer, Sky Properties, within the next 48 hours. 

City council will be meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of passing a state of emergency for the area. 

2News' has a team on the scene and will have additional details as they become available.

[Howard]

Landslide Swallows Car Park in Japan (Aug 5)

Two cars were left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide at a car park in Tokushima.

A bus containing terrified passengers remained trapped halfway down a mountainside after this gigantic landslide.

Amazingly, none of the passengers were killed as half a car park in Tokushima, Japan, was swallowed up.

Around 500,000 people had to evacuate areas of the country yesterday as violent storms raged.

Source

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/you-sure-you-parked-there-3...

[Howard]

Landslides Hit Northern Ireland (Aug 2)

A series of landslides occurred Saturday in County Antrim as large volumes of mud and peat swept down a hillside in the Orra Mountain area.

The Altarichard Road between Cushendall and Magherahoney was closed as tonnes of mud and rocks poured down the hill.

Dermot McAleese filmed the landslide.

"We watched it for a couple of hours. I've never seen anything like this before and my father has farmed up there for 70 years and he's never experienced anything like this in his life," McAleese said.

Meanwhile, four guests at bed and breakfast accommodation in Glenariff had to be escorted off the premises by firefighters when a landslide dumped several hundred tonnes of rock and mud near the property.

Owner James McHenry, who has lived in the area for 60 years, said he had "never seen anything like it".

"Within 20 minutes there came this massive rush of rock, from small stones right up to great big, large stones weighing half a tonne and more," he said.

"They just came right down the mountainside via the stream and deposited itself in our yard.

"At one stage, I thought the house was going to come down, the mud and the debris was piled right up against our back door."

He said the house was flooded and the B&B had to close.

"Water came in the bank and went through to the front. Thankfully it was only water and not the boulders and mud."

Damage was also caused to part of the Slieveanorra mountain near Armoy in County Antrim when land gave way.

A landslide also closed the coast road between Carnlough and Waterfoot.

According to figures from the Met Office, 49.8mm of rain fell at Ballypatrick Forest Park near Ballycastle.

The Met Office also said 41.8mm of rain was recorded at Altnahinch Filters near Dunloy, and 32.4mm was registered in Killylane near Armoy.

"That amount of rain is not unusual for the likes of Ballypatrick," said a spokesperson for the Met Office.

Sources

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-28637481

http://www.u.tv/News/Weekend-landslide-caught-on-camera/9b9c40b3-5d...

[Howard]

More on today's landslide in Nepal:

There is little chance of finding any of the more than 150 people who are believed to have been buried by a massive landslide in northern Nepal, an official said Sunday, as rescuers struggled to dig through piles of rock, mud and trees.

The huge hillside suddenly collapsed at 2am, burying two dozen homes before dumping mud and stones and blocking the Sunkoshi river at Mankha village, 75 km northeast of the capital Kathmandu.

Sources

http://www.nephub.com/latest-picture-of-sunkoshi-landslide/

http://www.onlynepali.net/massive-landslide-blocks-sunkoshi-river-k...

http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1227173-over-150-likely-killed-b...

[Derrick Johnson]

Landslides block Sunkoshi River‚ locals being evacuated

  4 killed‚ 16 injured in landslide

RAJ KUMAR PARAJULI

BANEPA: The Sunkoshi River in Sindhupalchok has been blocked by landslides after torrential rainfall, turning the river into a lake in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

According to Inspector Jayeshwor Rimal of the Bahrabise Police Post, at least four people were killed and 16 others were injured after they were buried in landslides at around 2:30 am today.

He said that the injured have been airlifted to Kathmandu by a Nepal Army chopper.

As many as 100 houses have been submerged after the river water gushed into a human settlement in Jure of Ramche VDC-5.

Inspector Rimal said that the Bahrabise bazaar is at high risk of being washed away.

The incident has panicked people living along the river banks in Lamosanghu, Khadichaur, Kathe, Balefi, Sukute and Chehere, Dolalghat among others.

Water level in the Sunkoshi River has been increasing endlessly. High alert has been announced and locals are being evacuated to a safer place.

The concerned authorities have urged the locals to stay safe in highland.

Security personnel from Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have been deployed in the incident site.

The authorities have also urged the locals of Kavre district to stay in high alert fearing a possible outburst of the blocked river.

Technical team from Kathmandu has arrived in the district to monitor the areas.

Source: http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Landslides+b...