"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. "
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http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=179904&cat=1005&a...
5 January 2014
A landslide has blocked Dart River in Otago, causing flooding upstream and a natural dam that could break at any time.
Officials are warning people to avoid the area after the slip, which happened on the river near Glenorchy, northwest of Queenstown, about midday on Saturday.
It posed hazards for trampers, campers and boaties the Department of Conservation and the Queenstown Lakes District Council said on Sunday.
There was extensive flooding at Dredge Flat, upstream of the slip, and trampers have to detour 2km through forest to get around flooded parts of the track, said DOC's senior ranger of conservation services at Glenorchy, Richard Kennett.
The river flow had dropped to minimal levels because of the damming effect upstream, but there was a constant risk pressure behind the slip will force a surge of water through.
This would put anyone in the river below in danger.
Harbourmaster Marty Black said boaties, kayakers and other recreational users should stay out of the Dart River until further notice.
DOC is strongly advising people to defer trips on the Rees Dart circuit until the hazard has been fully assessed and more information is available.
GNS Science experts were assessing the slip and extent of the hazard.
Dart River Jet Safaris tourist jet boat trips were suspended while the situation was investigated, a Dart River spokeswoman said.
The landslide happened at Sandy Bluff, about 10km above Chinaman's Bluff.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/287428/jet-boats-return-...
A massive rock slide in West Virginia and another destructive landslide in the UK divides village in two.
Rockslide Closes West Virginia Highway (Dec 27)
A massive rock slide that pulverized and covered a large portion of W.Va. 3 in western Raleigh County caused a scramble Friday evening as state and Department of Transportation representatives worked to formulate an emergency operations plan and strategy for clearing the blockage.
Three gigantic boulders -- one estimated to tip the scales at approximately 3,000 pounds -- broke loose from the mountainside and crashed across Coal River Road between Sundial and Pettry Bottom just before 5 p.m. Friday.
The Department of Transportation says a section of W.Va. Route 3 in Raleigh County will remain closed for at least 10 days while crews remove the rockslide from the road.
Sources
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11287265/wva-crews-adjust-after-massi...
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/131230_22001.shtml
UK Village Divided After Road Collapses During Landslide (Dec 25)
A landslide over Christmas has split the village of Calstock in two.
The Army is on standby to help residents in Calstock cut off by a landslide.
Essential supplies like fuel and food may be ferried on the river which runs alongside the village on the Devon and Cornwall border.
Resident Iris Scoble: "We are definitely trapped in the village."
Source
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2013-12-30/cornish-village-is-s...
Dundee Landslide Closes Streets, Over 100 Evacuated (Dec 30)
More than 100 people had to be evacuated from more than 40 flats after a major landslide caused a wall to collapse in Dundee.
Gardens and patios disappeared as tons of earth and rubble tumbled down from the rear of tenements in Gardner Street, crashing into flats below on Lochee Road.
A grassy area at the back of the homes was destroyed as a retaining wall disappeared at around 4pm yesterday, with earth and rubble strewn down around 50 metres of the slope and piling up against the Lochee Road flats.
No one was injured, however residents in some 24 flats at 2, 4 and 6 Gardner Street were hurriedly told by police they had to leave their properties immediately after the blocks of tenements “wobbled” following the landslide.
Meanwhile flat-dwellers at 175 to 179 Lochee Road were also removed from around 20 homes by police after feeling the impact of the mud striking their building.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 4pm and the City Engineer surveyed the damage and was due to return today to further assess the situation.
Police immediately closed off Gardner Street at the junction of Loons Road and Rankine Street at Lochee Road, along with connecting side streets and diverted traffic away from the area.
However although emergency vehicles, including fire tenders, police and Scotland Gas Networks vehicles lined a section of Lochee Road, the main route between the city and Lochee was kept fully open.
Evacuated residents were assisted by Dundee City Council officers who were on hand to arrange any alternative accommodation and offered an emergency rest centre. However the affected residents were able to make their own arrangements.
Roy O’Kane, who owns the basement flat nearest to the landslide, said: “I’m just amazed it wasn’t the whole building, all that’s left is the patio and it’s squint.
“After that it’s just a gaping hole. We’re talking ten feet here, if it had been any further in, then the stairwell out the back would have gone and people wouldn’t have been able to get down.
“It’s really scary and I’m still in shock.”
Source
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/video-dundee-streets-c...
Scenic toll road that connects Tijuana, Ensenada collapses
http://www.10news.com/news/scenic-toll-road-between-tijuana-ensenad...
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/video-landslide-in-brazil-caught...
Posted: 9:34 AM
Last Updated: 4 hours and 54 minutes ago
Heavy rains in the state of Minas Gerais in northeast Brazil, caused landslides that buried and killed a family of six.
Rescue workers and local residents were at the scene when a second landslide took place.
The landslide was caught on camera as rescue workers approached the area.
According to firefighters, two people aiding in the first rescue are now missing as well.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/latest-news/264996/six-die-in-bra...
SAO PAULO: Three children were among six people killed Tuesday in landslides triggered by torrential rain in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, firefighters said.
"There are six fatalities. The bodies of a child and three adults have been recovered," a fire brigade official said.
"When we tried to rescue the other two a new landslide prevented us from doing so."
Both of the final two victims were children.
Severe flooding last week in northeastern Brazil left 16 dead, while days of heavy rain in Rio de Janeiro state left two people dead and some 2,000 families homeless. (AFP
Roads and buildings damaged by landslide in southern Italy
04.12.13. Roads were ripped apart and some buildings collapsed in the town of Montescaglioso in the south of the country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25208090
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=656960
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523067/Boulder-size-elepha...
By Aaron Sharp
PUBLISHED: 09:58 GMT, 13 December 2013 | UPDATED: 11:31 GMT, 13 December 2013
Two people have been killed after a rock slide sent a giant boulder rolling down a valley and onto the roof of their two storey home.
The house in Rockville, Utah, was completely demolished by the rock, which crushed the entire wooden structure of the building, leaving behind a scene of complete devastation.
When emergency services arrived at the scene, shortly after 5pm yesterday, they found the splintered remains of the home buried under the weight of the gigantic boulder which stood at a height of around 15ft.
Devastation: Two people were inside the house which was at the bottom of a steep incline close to one of the area's major highways
Tragic: Giant boulders almost as big as the building flattened the structure completely, leaving behind a pile crushed walls and windows
The town is located on the main highway through Zion National Park, NBC station KSL in Salt Lake City reported.
Rockville’s mayor, Dan McGuire, told local press that the earth close to the road gave way causing a landslide which carried tons of soil and rocks on to the home at the bottom of a steep incline.
McGuire said the house 'just flattened out' when the debris hit.
Emergency crews responded to the slide but their work has been hampered by the dangerous conditions overhead.
Rescue efforts were suspended until this morning because of dangerous conditions.
A similar incident in 2002 saw another home destroyed but no one was harmed.
Recovery: Emergency crews began working at the scene but were forced to call off their search due to the risk of further falling debris
Disaster scene: A family car can be seen parked outside the home in Rockville Utah. A similar incident crushed a home in 2002 but there were no fatalities
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/131205/l...
December 5, 2013 5:48am
LANZHOU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- A landslide left ten people dead and 21 injured in northwest China's Gansu Province on Wednesday night, local authorities said on Thursday afternoon.
The landslide occurred around 8:30 p.m., burying workers' prefabricated houses in the city of Longnan, according to the provincial work safety authority.
The houses were in a residential area for workers digging a tunnel for the Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway.
The injured are being treated in a local hospital. Three are in serious condition.
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