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

[Tracie Crespo]

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Two GIANT boulders the size of a building destroy Colorado highway (pictures)

By

 Strange Sounds

May 26, 2019

A road in Colorado is closed indefinitely due to a massive rock slide that produced two boulders large enough to wipe out a significant portion of the pavement.

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the boulders struck Colorado 145 on Friday between Cortez and Telluride. The slide included dirt and other rocks.

The rock slide occurred Friday on Colorado 145 between Cortez and Telluride. Picture via Facebook

The two huge boulders destroyed the full width of the highway pavement, leaving a trench about 8 feet deep across both lanes. The road is impassable, the department said.

The biggest boulder will have to be removed in pieces. Picture via Facebook

One of the boulders remains embedded on the highway, according to the Colorado DOT, which described it as the size of a building and said it will have to be blasted into smaller pieces before being moved off the highway.

The road is impassible and will be closed indefinitely. Picture via Facebook

“A geo-technical team, equipment and supplies are being mobilized to the site, but it is not known when the road can be re-opened,” the department said in a post on Facebook.

[Juan F Martinez]

Brazil Landslide 5-11-2019

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.anews.com.tr/world/2019/05/01/landslide-at-marble-quarry...

Landslide at marble quarry kills 2 workers in Turkey

May 1 2019

At least two workers were killed in a landslide at a marble quarry in the Black Sea province of Kastamonu in Turkey.

Slabs of marble fell on construction equipment and injured the workers who later succumbed to their wounds, Kastamonu Governor Yaşar Karadeniz told Anadolu Agency.

The deceased workers were identified as Recep Kayan and Cemal Aysan.

An investigation into the incident has been launched.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Ongoing landslides in Bolivia

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/eyewitness-footage-captures-l...

Eyewitness footage captures landslide destroying homes in Bolivia

• May 1, 2019

Over a dozen houses have been destroyed in La Paz, Bolivia after a landslide in a hilly suburban area at the city's outskirts. No deaths were reported as authorities had cleared the area amidst fears of collapse.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/07/bolivia-landslides-leave-homes-...

Bolivia landslides leave homes in peril

Heavy rains in La Paz caused the collapse of a road in the mountainous city on Thursday (April 4), leaving residential homes literally on a cliff edge.

The suburb of Pasankeri was one of the worst hit. This video obtained from Reuters shows a road surface with significant cracks and creaking before it eventually gave way.

According to local media, more than 30 people have died and more than 47,000 families affected by this year's wet season in Bolivia.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/03/25/six-dead-as-rockslide-h...

Six dead as rockslide hits house in Ziarat

March 26 2019

ZIARAT: Six members of a family, including five children, were killed after rockslide hit a house in Zindah Pir Kali Syed Abad area of Ziarat in the wee hours of Monday.

According to Deputy Commissioner Azim Jan Dumar, a woman and her five children were killed when a rockslide hit their house in Zinda Pir area. However, he said a two-year-old girl was luckily unhurt in the incident.

Soon after the incident, rescue teams reached the site and began rescue operations, retrieving six bodies from the debris.

The deceased have been identified as Qadeer, Ayub, Baseer, Naseeb and their mother, Bibi Hajra. The bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://jqknews.com/news/155974-Fifteen_people_have_been_killed_by_...

Fifteen people have been killed by the landslide in Xiangning Mountain, Shanxi Province, and five are still missing.

2019-03-19 05:43:55

At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center, Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. As of 8 a.m. on March 19, the bodies of three more victims were found at the site of the Xiangningshan landslide in Shanxi Province. At present, a total of 13 people have been rescued, 15 people have been killed and 5 have lost contact. Ten of the 15 victimsbodies have been claimed by their families, and the remaining five are undergoing DNA matching. The geological monitoring of several key search and rescue areas in the landslide site is normal, and the search and rescue are still in progress. At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center in Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, causing the collapse of a family building (6 families) and a simple house, a family building of a credit cooperative (8 families) and a small bathing center. Source: Pan Qingqing_NBJS5830, Responsible Editor of CNN

At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center, Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Li Tingyao photo

Linfen, China-Singapore Network, March 19, by 8 a.m. on March 19, three more bodies of the victims were found at the site of the landslide in Xiangningshan, Shanxi Province. At present, a total of 13 people have been rescued, 15 people have been killed and 5 have lost contact.

Ten of the 15 victimsbodies have been claimed by their families, and the remaining five are undergoing DNA matching.

The geological monitoring of several key search and rescue areas in the landslide site is normal, and the search and rescue are still in progress.

At about 18:10 on March 15, a landslide occurred on the north side of Zaoling Township Health Center in Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, causing the collapse of a family building (6 families) and a simple house, a family building of a credit cooperative (8 families) and a small bathing center.

[Juan F Martinez]

Ecuador Landslide, posted 3-8-2019

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://sfist.com/2019/02/23/woman-presumed-dead-in-landslide-at-fo...

Woman Presumed Dead In Landslide at Fort Funston

February 23, 2019

Two women and a dog were caught in a landslide on a cliff at Fort Funston Friday afternoon. One woman and the dog were immediately rescued, and the second woman, said to be in her twenties, remains missing.

Update: The missing woman remains unfound as of Sunday morning, and rescuers now fear that her remains could have washed out to sea along with piles of debris on the beach, during multiple high tides since Friday.

The rescue mission became a recovery mission at 6 p.m. Friday night, as CBS SF reports, after the woman was presumed to have spent over three hours underneath the dirt.

San Francisco Fire Department rescuers reportedly added a boat to the search effort Saturday because tidewaters overnight may have washed away the pile of sand the woman was buried in.

The two women were reportedly trying to climb up the sand cliff around 2:30 p.m. Friday when it collapsed, and the rescue operation began at 2:40 p.m.

SF fire crews continue to search for the person believed to be buried under a massive amount of sand at Fort Funston. It's been more than two hours since the slide. One woman was rescued.

Before and after photos give an idea of how much sand slid. https://t.co/YilWQh1nh3 pic.twitter.com/15JUwF2veg

As KTVU reports, 65 workers and several dogs were part of the search effort, and cadaver dogs were called in later in the evening.

San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Baxter tells the Chronicle that the two women were seen by bystanders about halfway up the 80-foot cliff when the ground gave way. Bystanders were able to quickly find and rescue one woman and the dog, and she was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The search for the second woman resumed Saturday, and Baxter says, "The likelihood that this is going to be a survivable incident is very unlikely."

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://wjactv.com/news/local/landslide-causes-house-collapse-in-pi...

Landslide causes house collapse in Pittsburgh

Friday, February 22nd 2019

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Crews were on the scene of a house collapse in Pittsburgh Friday morning.

No injuries were reported, and officials haven’t said if anyone was home when the house collapsed.

NBC affiliate WPXI, reports the collapse happened on Semicir Street.

Authorities later confirmed the collapse was caused by a landslide.

Video of the scene shows a ravine between the street and the front lawn of the home.

According to local reports, that road has had issues from landslides before.

Several homes were condemned after a landslide in 2018.

https://wjactv.com/news/local/landslide-causes-house-collapse-in-pi...