Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Landslides
"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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New Zealand: Spectacular Landslide at Papamoa Hills Regional Park in New Zealand.
Apr 18, 2018
Spectacular Landslide at Papamoa Hills Regional Park in New Zealand
Apr 19, 2018
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.dominionpost.com/2018/04/19/road-slip-closes-off-river-...
Hillside collapse closes off River Road 613
MORGANTOWN — Part of a hillside has collapsed on River Road about a couple hundred yards from the entrance to the Monongalia County Dog Pound.
Trees and mud have blocked off the road and brought power lines down.
The road has been closed off while Mon Power and DOH officials are at the scene working to clear the road.
They are urging caution since the hillside is still moving and has not completely settled.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hur-AU4AyGU
Apr 19, 2018
Khan
Indonesia: Land collapses in Parungkuda.
Apr 18, 2018
7 Village Pondokkaso Landeh Parungkuda District Sukabumi Regency.
This disaster resulted in 3 houses owned by residents affected by landslide material, and threatened 2 other residents' houses.
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Apr 20, 2018
Howard
Fatal Rockslide in Spain (Apr 16)
The landslide came off of a steep scarp and swept across and buried a highway.
Unfortunately there was a car on the road at the time, and the two occupants were killed.
Estimates suggest that this rockslope failure had a mass of about 50,000 tonnes, and a volume of about 20,000 cubic metres.
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https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2018/04/18/castell-de-mur-1/
Apr 20, 2018
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Kenya: A similar incident has never been experienced in Kerio.
Apr 20, 2018
Landslide destroys property of 500 families in Kerio.
Kerio Valley locals are appealing for aid after a landslide swept away crops and injured one person in Keiyo North.
A heavy downpour caused a massive movement of rock boulders from the Kerio hanging valley, destroying banana and mango plantations in Cheptarit on Tuesday.
Locals said the boulders destroyed water pipes, leaving Chekilet Secondary school and Cheptarit Primary school without water.
A resident Joseph Cheruiyot said at least 500 families lost property of unknown value during the incident.
“Residents are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Blankets and cooking utensils were washed away. We are lucky that no one was killed,” he said.
the landslide caused a flood flash that destroyed houses in the area.
Cheruiyot said at least 500 families lost property of unknown value during the incident.
“Residents are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Blankets and cooking utensils were washed away. We are lucky that no one was killed,” Cheruiyot said.
He said a similar incident has never been experienced in the area.
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Apr 20, 2018
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Nigeria: Another landslide has killed a 30-year-old man in Babura Local.
Apr 19, 2018
The incident happened barely two days after two people lost their
lives through similar incident in the same area.
spokesman of the Police Command in the state SP Abdu Jinjiri, who
confirmed the incident, told rewporters in Dutse on Wednesday that the
incident occurred at about 10:45 a.m., in the outskirt of Babura town.
He explained that the deceased was identified as Danladi Rabiu, a
resident of Bata village.
The spokesman advised those who engaged in soil excarvation to be
mindful of the hazards associated with it. Jinjiri further urged them
to observe all the required safety measures before embarking on such
business. VanguardAnother landslide has killed a 30-year-old man in Babura Local
Government Area of Jigawa.
The incident happened barely two days after two people lost their
lives through similar incident in the same area.
spokesman of the Police Command in the state SP Abdu Jinjiri, who
confirmed the incident, told rewporters in Dutse on Wednesday that the
incident occurred at about 10:45 a.m., in the outskirt of Babura town.
He explained that the deceased was identified as Danladi Rabiu, a
resident of Bata village.
The spokesman advised those who engaged in soil excarvation to be
mindful of the hazards associated with it. Jinjiri further urged them
to observe all the required safety measures before embarking on such
business.
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Apr 20, 2018
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Mexico: The landslides continue in Lomas del Rubí.
Apr 20, 2018
The neighbors of the houses that are still standing in the neighborhood of Lomas del Rubí saw their rest interrupted when they heard the opening and enlargement of a new crack in the Avenida Liberal Patria avenue on Thursday night.
For a little over two months, inhabitants of the Lomas del Rubí neighborhood witnessed how what began as a small fault in one of the streets spread until the landslide resulted in the collapse of 90 homes.
In spite of the landslides, it seemed that the disaster had stopped in the Liberal Patria Patria avenue, where the buildings remained standing and undamaged.
However, on Thursday night a crack appeared in the road, which spread and caused another house to collapse and three others to slide and are about to collapse.
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Apr 22, 2018
Khan
China: Landslide in Baojia.
Apr 22, 2018
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Apr 24, 2018
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Kenya: Four family members killed in Murang’a landslide.
Apr 28, 2018
Four family members have died after a landslide buried their house at Inoi village in Murang’a County
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Apr 29, 2018
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Apr 30, 2018
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China: Landslide kills 9 people in northern China.
Apr 30, 2018
BEIJING — A landslide in northern China trapped and killed nine people Monday morning beneath the falling earth.
More than a hundred firefighters, rescue workers and medical staff were sent to the scene in Shanxi province, the Luliang municipal government said on its official social media account.
The landslide hit shortly before 5 a.m., the post noted. Rescuers with four large machines and five ambulances looked for the people who had been trapped but the search concluded by early Monday afternoon.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the landslide or the identities of the deceased.
The mountainous Luliang prefecture has been hit by a number of landslides over the years, including one in 2008 that killed 19 people.
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Apr 30, 2018
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Uganda: More than 2,000 people are currently homeless after fresh landslides hit about eight villages in Bududa Sub-county
Apr 30, 2018
The landslides, which were triggered by hours of heavy rains, swept away homes, gardens and livestock, prompting residents to flee the largely mountainous area. The most affected are Shiaza, Buhasiru, Buwaninda, Sholelo, Nafunane, Bunateme and Bukhalobo villages.
Residents said the mudslides occurred during the night as most of them were sleeping. Residents have appealed to government for aid. “We have no shelter, food or clothes because our crops have been buried,” said Prisca Nandudu, a resident.
Bududa District chairperson Wilson Watira urged government to come good on its promise to move the people to safer areas before more lives are lost.
Bududa has been prone to land and mudslides for generations. The worst happened on March 1, 2010 when more than 300 people were buried in Nametsi.
There has been fierce resistance to a government effort to relocate the most vulnerable people in Bududa and neighbouring districts, with activists saying it would be even more disastrous for villagers to abandon their ancestral homes. Even those who were relocated to a camp for refugees after the 2010 landslides secretly returned to Bududa.
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Apr 30, 2018
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Colombia: New landslide in Hidroituango project.
Apr 30, 2018
This is how the landslide in the works of Hidroituango
After a dam in the Cauca River was reported on the morning of Sunday in the area of Hidroituango, on Monday, around 2:00 p.m., a new emergency occurred in the hydroelectric project.
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May 1, 2018
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Canada: Landslide damages Westside Road.
May 1, 2018
Traffic is down to one lane in the 8500 block of Westside Road just north Ewing Landing after a second landside in the area.
Part of the road, on the west side of Okanagan Lake, caved in around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, but problems were identified on Monday.
Early Tuesday afternoon, Central Okanagan Emergency Operations also issued an evacuation alert for two properties below Westside Road at Ewing Landing because of “slope instability.”
Just before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday that evacuation alert was upgraded to an evacuation order.
Residents of 8645 N Westside Road and 8635 Westside Road are required to leave their properties.
The regional district said officials have also declared a local state of emergency covering the area along Westside Road from 5625 Westside Road to 10374 Westside Road “in response to the threat to property caused by slope instability.”
Neighbour Dietrich Goldammer said he saw growing cracks in the road before the landslide
There is a gaping hole in the roadside foliage where trees and bushes have crashed down.
Single lane alternating traffic is currently getting through.
It does not appear that any buildings were hit by the slide.
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May 2, 2018
Khan
Fiji: Vunisea road landslide.
May 1, 2018
Kadavu Island this morning showing the closure of Jetty road following a landslide.
May 2, 2018
Khan
The cracking-sliding landslide at Caijiazhuang in China on 30th April.
May 1, 2018
Caijiazhuang village: a cracking-sliding landslide that has killed nine people
Yesterday I highlighted recently published research into the diurnal cycle and its impacts on cracking-sliding landslides on the Loess Plateau in China. Ironically, the same day an example of such a landslide occurred, on this occasion at Caijiazhuang village in Lishi District of Lyuliang City, in Shanxi Province. Xinhua has an unusually brief report on the landslide, which notes that:
“Nine people have died in a landslide in north China’s Shanxi Province, local authorities said Monday. The landslide happened at around 4:57 a.m. Monday in Caijiazhuang village in Lishi District of Lyuliang City, the local publicity department said.”
The Li et al. (2018) research that I featured yesterday noted that these landslides occur preferentially between 10 pm and 5 am, so this landslide fits the pattern.
The Straits Times has a couple of images of the landslide:-
On the face of it this appears to meet the description of a cracking-sliding landslide, and the material appears to be loess or something similar. This image shows the landslide from a different perspective:-
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The presence of the chimneys suggests that this might have been a brick pit, which in turn might imply that undercutting of the slope might have been a factor in this instability, perhaps. There are certainly signs of instability in the adjacent slopes, though perhaps not on the scale of this landslide. Li et al. (2018) found that a very high proportion of these landslides were associated with slope disturbance of some type.
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May 2, 2018
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Kazakhstan: Kolsai landslide was shot on video from a bird's eye view.
May 2, 2018
A video of the landslide appeared on the web, which came down near Lake Kolsai, shot from above.
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Recall, April 19, 2018 in the Kegensky area near the village of Sata there was a shift in the rock mass. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, there is currently no movement of the body of the landslide. The road to the lake is closed. You can only reach him on foot.
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It is known that the total length is 1700 meters, and the length is 920 meters.
It is noted that the forces of the Emergency Situations Department of the Almaty region and the Kazselezaschita state institution of the CoES carry out round-the-clock monitoring. At the moment, more than 100 people work on the site of subsidence, as well as rescuers have 50 units of special equipment and 12 motor pumps.
Earlier, we reported that on April 19 a rock mass shift occurred in the Almaty region, as a result of the geomorphological phenomenon, 400 meters of the road from the village of Sata to Lake Kolsai collapsed, and also 4 power lines were cut off
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May 5, 2018
Khan
12 killed in Myanmar landslide.
May 5, 2018
Yangon: At least 12 people died and eight others were injured due to a landslide in Myanmar's Hpakant mining region on Friday, the country's information ministry said.
The landslide occurred due to a collapse of a 60.9-meter high spoil tip near a mining worksite in Hway Khar village in the Kachin region, Xinhua news agency reported.
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May 5, 2018
Khan
Landslide in SW China disrupts.
May 5, 22018
About 50,000 cubic meters of mud fell onto a road, blocking access to traffic, in a massive landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday afternoon. No casualties were reported.
May 6, 2018
Khan
Nepal: Landslide in Bajhang.
May 7, 2018
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May 8, 2018
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Rwanda: Landslide Leaves Trails Of Death, Destruction In Western Rwanda.
May 7, 2018
At least 15 people have died from floods and landslides that followed heavy downpour in several parts of the country – May 6th at night.
Most affected is Rwankuba sector, Karongi district where 12 people died following a landslide that hit three villages of Rubazo, Bisesero and Gatsata.
In the morning residents of Rwankuba woke up and gathered to the spots for rescue efforts and after the first attempt, they found 9 bodies under the wall remains.
The search is still underway.
The executive secretary of Rwankuba sector Vedaste Nsanzabaganwa said, “We have discovered 9 bodies but search is going on. Apparently, more bodies are still inside because the landslide fell on dozens of houses.”
By press time, 12 bodies were already discovered.
In Nyabugogo cell Giticyinyoni village of Nyarugenge district also, a retaining wall fell on a family of five and three died on spot while two more were injured and hurried to the hospital.
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May 8, 2018
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Rwanda: Landslide Prompts Rwanda To Divert Trucks From Uganda.
May 14, 2018
Due to continued landslides caused by heavy rains that are affecting the road from Gatuna – Gicumbi – Kigali, all heavy trucks to and from Uganda-Kigali via Gatuna are requested to temporarily use the Kagitumba route, the Rwanda National Police warned on Monday evening.
Earlier on Monday, the road was sliced half-way; with one part drifting away, prompting the Rwanda Traffic Police to divert trucks headed Uganda and those coming to Kigali, and advised them to use Kagitumba boarder.
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May 15, 2018
Khan
Colombia: The Medellín-Bolombolo highway is closed due to landslide.
May 15, 2018
Total closure presents the road that from Medellín leads to Bolombolo by landslide.
The critical point of this contingency is presented in the La Huesera Km. 78 + 650 sector
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May 16, 2018
Khan
Chile: Landslide interrupted traffic in Carretera Austral.
May 15, 2018
An impressive landslide was captured during this Tuesday on the Carretera Austral, specifically at km 258.
Through Twitter, a user shared the exact moment when a large land mass falls towards the road.
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May 16, 2018
Khan
Colombia: Evacuated 5 homes by landslides in New Jerusalem sector.
May 15, 2018
The strong rainy season caused two landslides in the New Jerusalem invasion sector in the municipality of Bello.
Five houses were evacuated in New Jerusalem in the municipality of Bello
29 people, who make up 5 families and lived in 5 houses, were the ones who received the order to evacuate the New Jerusalem sector in Bello, as a result of two landslides that fell in the area.
The conditions of the earth in this hillside sector have been made worse by the constant dripping of the hoses, installed by the same inhabitants, who supply water to these houses.
In February of this year, also in this sector the families of 135 homes were evicted, however there are many people who continue to settle there and refuse to leave.
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May 16, 2018
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Colombia: For the fourth consecutive day, the Risaralda-Chocó road continues closed.
May 16, 2018
Other landslides also have restrictions on more roads in the road network of Risaralda.
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May 17, 2018
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India: Landslides broke out Friday in the Hajarama area.
May 18, 2018
Tripura: Landslides broke out Friday in the Hajarama area. Four persons were killed in the incident. The tragedy occurred when three of the dead were from the same family. Tripura CM Biplavkumar visited the Ghatana Natale. He reviewed the rescue operations in the cell. He said that the families of the deceased will survive. His condolences for the dead are said.
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May 19, 2018
Khan
Uganda: Manafwa Landslide Victims Starving Cry For Help.
May 20, 2018
Hundreds of people in Manafwa district are in dire need of relief support following multiple landslides that hit the area for three consecutive days. The lands started on Wednesday and reoccurred on Thursday and Friday leaving a trail of destruction.
The landslides buried 25 houses in Kaato Sub County and another nine houses in Wesswa Sub County on Wednesday night. Josephat Bwonya, the LC I chairperson of Bunamungoma village in Kaato sub county, says his house is one of those that were buried.
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May 21, 2018
Khan
Sri Lanka: Landslide in Maskeliya; 30 people displaced.
May 23, 2018
30 people have been displaced due to the landslide risk in Mokkaalai in the Maskeliya Sikamalai in Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat.
Thirteen of the eight families living in the Lion Estate belonging to the Moksha Estate in Maskeliya have been temporarily stayed in the Tamil school in the garden.
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May 24, 2018
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Nepal: ‘Relocate villages threatened by landslides’
May 24, 2018
A landslide at Bhonje village in Kolasothar Rural Municipality in Lamjung district
May 24, 2018-District Disaster Management Committee, Lamjung, has recommended the National Reconstruction Authority to immediately relocate three settlements that are at high landslide risk areas..
The committed has recommended relocating 22 families of Upper Chipla of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality-5, 33 families of Bhonje in Kolasothar Rural Municipality-7 and 12 families of Tallo Majhkharka in Dordi Rural Municipality-7 to safer locations before the start of this year’s monsoon.
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May 24, 2018
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Ethiopia: Landslide kills 23 in central Ethiopia.
May 28, 2018
ADDIS ABABA, May (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Ethiopia, local media reported on Sunday.
The landslide, in the central Oromia region, occurred on Saturday after several hours of downpour, Fana Broadcasting Corporte said.
Six others were injured in the landslide.
Seasonal rains are arriving in Ethiopia as the onset of rainy season approaches, which occasionally causes landslides in some parts of the east African country.
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May 29, 2018
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Indonesia: Landslide in Bengkulu, One Isolated Sub-district.
May 28, 2018
Landslide occurred in Rimbo Pengadang Village, Rimbo Pengadang Sub-district, Lebong District, Bengkulu Province, Monday (5/28/2018). Due to the landslide, Topos Sub-district is isolated. "The location of the landslide is a cross road to Topos Sub-district, there are thousands of people in it, as a landslide of an isolated sub-district," Rafik Sanie said. Landslide occurred at around 12:30 pm. Soil material from the top of the hill that has been deforested and covered the entire body of the road.
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May 29, 2018
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http://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/collapse-closes-nc-mountain...
UPDATE: Collapsed retaining wall closes Chimney Rock State Park
Updated: May 28, 2018 12:58 PM EDT
CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (WNCN/AP) - Authorities said that Chimney Rock State Park has closed because a parking lot retaining wall has collapsed.
Officials at Chimney Rock State Park said the wall collapsed Saturday after a week of heavy rain. More rain is expected the next several days as the remnants of Subtropical Storm Alberto pass by the west.
Authorities say visitors should check the park's website at https://www.chimneyrockpark.com/ to see when it reopens.
Chimney Rock State Park has seen several rock slides in recent years including one on October that closed the park for several weeks.
The park in Rutherford County was set aside more than 100 years ago.
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As officials are urging evacuations in parts of the North Carolina mountains, a wall has collapsed near a popular tourist spot.
Chimney Rock State Park is closed until further notice after a collapsed retention wall was discovered Sunday morning.
The collapse happened at the upper parking lot.
Photographs shared by the Chimney Rock State Park showed a significant portion of the parking lot eroded, with concrete barricades between the nearby road and the collapsed parking lot.
The damage will need to be assessed and stabilized before the park would allow any more visitors.
There is no indication at this time when Chimney Rock State Park will be reopened.
Meanwhile, officials in Polk County, where a woman died in a mudslide last week, are recommending voluntary evacuations of some areas as a subtropical storm threatens.
Officials said that they're recommending that residents of some vulnerable areas evacuate by 5 p.m. Sunday.
Subtropical Storm Alberto had sustained winds of 40 mph Saturday. Storm conditions are expected to affect the county Sunday night through early this week.
An American Red Cross shelter will be open to evacuees beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday at Polk County Middle School in Mill Spring.
May 29, 2018
Khan
Landslides put property at risk.
Jun 1, 2018
Residents in the city of Riverdale are in danger of losing their homes due to the landslide.
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Jun 2, 2018
Khan
India: 10 killed in landslide in Mizoram.
Jun 5, 2018
Ten people, including six women, were killed and one person was injured when a building was swept away by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Lunglawn area of south Mizoram's Lunglei town, police said today. The landslide hit the two-storied semi-pucca building last night killing seven members of a family living in the ground floor and three people belonging to another family residing in the first floor, they said.
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Jun 6, 2018
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Columbia: Desbarrancamiento devastated several houses in entrerriana coast.
Jun 5, 2018
"It was heard as a tremor and the earth began to crack, to break the walls," witnesses told Elonce. At least five weekend homes were smashed.
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Jun 6, 2018
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Act of god! Landslide tumbles down Italian mountainside but STOPS yards short of 420-year-old church
A 420-year-old church had a miraculous escape when a landslide stopped just yards away.
In the clip, the landslide approaches the Santuario di Gallivaggio in Valle Spluga in Italy near the Swiss border before suddenly stopping.
The belltower was engulfed in dust after the rocks fell from the cliff face on May 29.
The rocks tumble down the mountain towards the 420-year-old Santuario di Gallivaggio in Valle Spluga, Italy. Although it is engulfed in a cloud of dust, the church was not seriously damaged
Local news website Avvenire reported that the landslide happened after the town experienced 60millimeters of rain in just 24 hours.
Around 7,500 cubic meters of rock fell in the landslide, but remarkably nobody was hurt.
Parish priest Don Andrea Caelli told Avvenire: 'As a believer I say that the provident hand of God accompanied this event which could have ended tragically.'
Roads to the town had been closed for more than a month after forecasters predicted the landslide.
The roads have now reopened and there was no significant damage to the church, which was built on the site where two young girls claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in 1492.
Around 7,500 cubic meters of rock fell during the landslide in the region on May 29, but miraculously no one was hurt
In this aerial shot of the church, the rubble can be seen just yards away from the church which was built on the site where two young girls claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in 1492
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5808201/Landslide-tumbles-I...
Jun 6, 2018
Khan
Colombia: The mountain came in Venice, Antioquia, and buried more than 2,500 pigs.
Jun 7, 2018
Nearly 2,500 pigs were trapped under an earth slide on Sunday, June 3 at night in the rural area of the municipality of Venecia, southwest of Antioquia.
Some of the animals managed to save themselves from being imprisoned by the avalanche and looked for a safe place above the detachment. Only until Monday morning could be seen the magnitude of the geological disaster that buried two marraneras with capacity for 1,200 fattening pigs, according to the data given by locals.
In the Southwest, in recent weeks, there have been three landslides that have forced the closure of roads, such as the landslide that occurred on May 24 last on the La Mansa - Primavera road, La Huesera sector, kilometer 78 + 650
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Jun 7, 2018
Khan
Decades of Satellite Data Reveal Devastating Land Changes in The Largest US State.
Jun 6, 2018
Our best guess comes in the form of a new analysis sourced from over 30 years of satellite and climate data, which reveals a stunning 13 percent of Alaska underwent major environmental transformations between 1984 and 2015.
To give you a sense of how big an area we’re talking about, the affected region amounts to approximately 174,000 square kilometres (67,000 square miles) of altered terrain – an area larger than the state of Wisconsin, or of Rhode Island and Florida combined.
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Jun 8, 2018
Khan
Ground collapse forces couple from home.
Jun 8, 2018
Newschannel 6 Now | Wichita Falls, TX
KING WILLIAM, VA (WWBT) -
A King William couple and their next door neighbors have been told to leave their homes, because the ground near the foundation is collapsing.
Lyndell Hamilton says it happened overnight. When heavy rains moved through the area Saturday, she and her husband woke up to a nearly 15-foot deep drop in their backyard.
"It's getting closer to the house. Every day, something falls off. We were told it's not safe to live here," said Hamilton.
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Jun 8, 2018
Khan
China: Road collapse in Yunnan.
Jun 9, 2018
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Jun 9, 2018
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Colombia: They order relocation of families affected by emergency in Caparrapí, Cundinamarca.
Jun 8, 2018
Risk Management Authorities, declared that the emergency continues and 137 people have been affected.
137 people affected, 43 homes affected and 10 destroyed, is the balance left so far by the emergency presented by landslides in the village of La Calaca in the municipality of Caparrapí, Cundinamarca, after several landslides, caused by the wave winter, which have affected the town in recent days.
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The Risk Management authorities have ordered the relocation of 37 families that inhabit that area of cundinamarca.
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Jun 9, 2018
Khan
Pakistan: Three Dead, Two Injured As Landslide Hit House In Chitral.
Jun 9, 2018
Chitral, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Jun, 2018) : At least three people died and two others were seriously injured when a landslide hit a house in scenic Chitral valley on Saturday. Police said that a big land mass fell over a house located in Tangshan area of Chitral.
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Jun 10, 2018
Khan
Bangladesh: 15,000 at landslide risk in Rangamati.
Jun 11, 2018
Around 15 thousand people have been living under grim threats of landslide in Rangamati hill district. It may be added that last year 120 people got killed in Rangamati o 12 June in landslides resulting from heavy rainfall.
Rangamati district administration has taken up different preparatory measures to save people's life from landslides in the upcoming rainy season and certain risky places have been identified for this reason. AKM Mamunur Rashid, Deputy Commissioner, Ranga-mati told media that highest preparations have been made to avoid casualties and loss of life during rainfall.
People have been shifted from the vulnerable hilly spots to safe shelters and sufficient relief goods have been arranged too, AKM Mamunur Rashid further
said. According to Rangamati district administration, 15 thousand people from 3 thousand 378 families face landslide risk. These families are located at Mar Tila, Chengir Mukh, Matri Mangal area, Kinaram Para, Rajmoni Para, Post Office Colony, Muslim Para, Kina Mohan Ghona, Natun Para slope, Shimultali, Rupnagar slope, Kathaltali Mosque Colony, Champaknagar slope, Amtabag School slope and Jalalabad Colony slope.
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Jun 11, 2018
Khan
Kenya: Murang’ Earth movement disaster leaves 300 families in despair.
Jun 10, 2018
Over 300 families have been displaced by landslides and fault lines that have formed across Murang’a county.
Some have been integrated with other families while others are being accommodated in schools.
According to Red Cross, over 300 more families have been affected by rains after their property was destroyed.
Areas most affected are Kangema, Mathioya, Kahuro and Kigumo subcounties where huge chunks of farms were swept away.
Kangema was most affected as large cracks formed across farms and destroyed houses.
An assessment by Red Cross has indicated some houses sunk while others were completely destroyed as the earth moved.
Mount Kenya Red Cross regional manager Gitonga Mugambi has said this has left many families stranded and dependent on well-wishers.
Mugambi said many houses have also been declared unfit for habitation in Gitugi village, Mathioya subcounty, and residents are now being hosted by their neighbours.
“Many of them have been left without a source of livelihood as tea and coffee bushes were swept away,” he said on Thursday.
Some families, Mugambi said, will be forced to find alternative land to build homes.
He urged the national and county governments to help families relocate and obtain land.
Mugambi said other than providing food, the organisation is also providing counselling.
“Some people who were doing very well in life have now been reduced to depending on relief and that has taken a toll on most of them,” he said.
Mugambi expressed concern some families have refused to relocate even though their houses have huge cracks and are falling apart.
He said those refusing to move are putting their lives at risk.
Five people died in separate incidents of landslides in Kahuro and Gitugi areas and scores of others were rescued after being trapped in the mud.
John Kihia, a Kangema resident, narrated how he found his house “hanging” one morning after part of his house came apart.
“My kitchen sunk and my main house developed major cracks, forcing me to move my family to my neighbour’s home,” he said.
Kihia said he now relies on help from his neighbours and other well-wishers.
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Jun 11, 2018
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China: Land cracks in Hangzhou.
Jun 11, 2018
The large diameter is about 10 meters, and the whole area collapses; the small width is also half a meter long, about 34 meters long.
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Jun 12, 2018
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Costa Rica: Huge landslide in Pérez Zeledón.
Jun 12, 2018
Paso towards Pérez Zeledón by La Cangreja will remain closed until Wednesday due to landslide.
The aerial images better illustrate the dimension of the collapse that interrupted the passage towards Pérez Zeledón along the South Interamerican highway.
The passage towards Pérez Zeledón by La Cangreja will remain closed at least until this Wednesday due to a huge landslide, transporters and neighbors suffer the consequences of the closure.
Since the night of Monday the detachment blocked the circulation of vehicles in the place known as La Cangreja, in El Guarco de Cartago.
The fall of material continued during the early morning and Tuesday morning, as recorded by our colleagues Guillermo Bonilla and Manuel Obregón.
Trailers from Limón to the South Zone and vice versa, buses and drivers in general were trapped almost 24 hours.
The residents of La Cangreja also suffer the consequences, some could not go to work and the lessons were suspended in the rural high school La Luchita.
While the area remains unstable and requires the closure of the road, the traffic police recommends using the area of Los Santos and the coastal highway, as alternate routes to travel south.
The Conavi estimates that some 15 thousand cubic meters of material fell, which would amount to some 15 thousand trucks full of rubble.
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Jun 13, 2018
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Kenya:Big landslides destroy tea farms, cut roads to Murang’a markets.
Jun 13, 2018
Tea farmers in Murang'a County have been hit hard by the landslides in Murang’a that happened in April.
The landslides caused cracks in acres of tea farms that farmers will no longer pick their tea.
Jennifer Wangui Macharia from Kangema sub County whose one acre of tea farm was affected by the landslides says everyday there are new cracks on her farm.
“The tea leaves are ready for harvest but an afraid of getting
into the farm incase the place sinks again.
I have never seen anything like this for the 45 years I have lived here.
Landslides that have always occurred in Murang’a County have not been this intense,” says Wangui from Kiagotho location in Kanyenya-ini ward in Kangemi sub County.
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Jun 13, 2018
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A large landslide came down in the southwest of China.
Jun 19, 2018
480 thousand cubic meters of rock collapsed on the highway in Chongqing. The road is seriously damaged, movement on it is suspended. Living nearby residents were evacuated. The cause of the landslide was prolonged downpours.
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Jun 20, 2018
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India: Landslides In Arunachal.
Jun 19, 2018
The important areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Balipara-Chardor-Tawang (BCT), have lost contact with the three districts due to heavy landslides.
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Jun 20, 2018