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

[Andrey Eroshin]

Aerial photo from Sri Lanka

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[Starr DiGiacomo]

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More than a dozen cars trapped between two landslides on A82

STV 
26 October 2014 11:02 GMT

More than a dozen cars have been trapped between two landslips as heavy rain caused flooding and travel disruption across Scotland.

The A82 trunk road has been closed in two places between Fort William and Ballachulish, near Corrychurrachan, due to landslides.

Police Scotland said 15 cars had become trapped between the two landslips but nobody was in any danger.

The road was shut in both directions between Ballachulish Roundabout and Westend Roundabout shortly after 10am on Sunday.

Police Scotland say the trunk road is closed five miles south of the town at Corrychurrachan. 

Travellers on the main route from Glasgow to Inverness faced further disruption after reports of a fallen tree on the same road at Abriachan, between Inverness and Drumnadrochit.

The disruption came as the west of Scotland braced for 48 hours of heavy rain and high winds, with the Skye, Forth and Tay road bridges all closed to high-sided vehicles.

[Derrick Johnson]

Landslide cuts off access and power to Anacla and Bamfield

• by  Katya Slepian - Alberni Valley News
• posted Oct 22, 2014 at 11:00 AM

A landslide has occurred near Anacla and Bamfield, resulting in a loss of power and access to both communities. According to BC Hydro, 340 customers in the area have been without power since 10:39 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21 and will remain so until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

According to Huu-ayaht office administrator Phyllis Williams, the road - owned by Western Forest Products - is impassable starting at 32 km out from Port Alberni.

Community health and social development coordinator Kristen Young said that one of their workers had been sent out there but had to turn around due to a tree across the road. The regional district is looking into what has happened.

Source: http://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/280084222.html

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[Andrey Eroshin]

13.10.14. Landslide in Renacimiento District, Chiriqui, Panama

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[Andrey Eroshin]

14.10.14. Landslide in Ocotepeque, Honduras

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[Derrick Johnson]

8 dead, 13 missing in Japan landslide

Monday, 20 October 2014 - 9:19am IST | Place: TOKYO | Agency: PTI

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Eight people died and at least 13 were missing after rain-sodden hills in the outskirts of Hiroshima gave way early today in at least five landslides.

Video footage from the national broadcaster NHK showed suburban homes in the western Japanese city surrounded by streams of mud and debris, and residents picking their way over piles of rocks and dirt.

Rescue workers suspended by ropes from police helicopters were pulling victims from the rubble as they searched homes stranded amid piles of lumber from crushed houses.

Authorities issued warnings for possible further landslides and flooding due to unstable weather conditions.

Landslides are a constant risk in mountainous, crowded Japan, where many homes are built on or near steep slopes. Torrential rains in the early morning apparently caused slopes to collapse.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-8-dead-13-missing-in-japan-lan...

[Andrey Eroshin]

11.10.14. Landslides on volcano Concepción, Altagracia, Rivas, Nicaragua

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[Derrick Johnson]

19 Road Workers Killed in Landslide in China, Two Injured

MOSCOW, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - At least 19 people were killed and two injured as a result of a landslide which occurred at a highway construction site in the city of Yan’an in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province Friday night, China Central Television reported.

Rescue workers told the Chinese media that the landslide, which occurred at 9:12 pm, buried 21 construction workers who were resting in eight makeshift boarding houses. Nine of the workers are said to have been killed instantly, ten more died in hospital, and two have been hospitalized and are undergoing treatment, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The workers were working on a project to connect Huangling City with Ya’an.

Local authorities are said to have undertaken precautionary measures, including a geological survey of the area, to avert further disasters, Xinhua said.

Landslides are common in Shaanxi Province. The province is part of the Loess Plateau, which is known for its sandy, erosion-prone soil, and susceptible to the forces of wind and water. This danger is further complicated by recent development projects in the area, including road construction and deforestation, which have only increased the risks in built up areas.

Source: http://en.ria.ru/world/20141011/193950386/19-Road-Workers-Killed-La...

[Derrick Johnson]

Landslide kills 6 in northern Colombia

Oct 8, 2014 posted by Joel Gillin

Days after a lightning bolt killed eleven tribal leaders in Colombia’s northern Sierra Nevada mountain range, a landslide killed five children and a mother in the same area on Tuesday.

Regional authorities are coordinating with the country’s Ombudsman  and relief agencies to bring aid to the approximately 125 families that live in the community affected by the landslide.

A commander from the army’s First Division confirmed that the landslide had buried a house in the indigenous community, killing the 6 victims.

The news comes just days after another tragedy befell an indigenous community in the same mountain range when lightening stuck a group of leaders meeting in a field, killing 11.

Source: http://colombiareports.co/landslide-slide-kills-6-indigenous-in-nor...

[Andrey Eroshin]

27.09.14. Rock collapse in San Vicente de Chucurí - Santander, Colombia

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