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

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/05/national/slope-collaps...

18-year-old woman dies after slope collapses in Kanagawa

Feb 5 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=BkQB6fOPaNA&am...

An 18-year-old woman died in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture after a slope on the side of the road collapsed Tuesday morning, local police said.
According to the local fire department, the slope near the lower part of a condominium near Jimmuji Station on the Keikyu Zushi Line collapsed in a massive pile of earth around 8 a.m. Tuesday, and the female pedestrian was found unconscious and transported to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Authorities were checking to make sure no others were hurt in the incident.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.news1.news/2020/02/a-cliff-collapses-on-a-road-near-the...

A cliff collapses on a road near the Dead Sea
February 4, 2020

The road was blocked and the cliff collapsed: Police blocked traffic on Route 31 from Zohar Junction to Houthor Junction at noon following a collapse of part of the cliff on the road. The road is blocked to traffic in both directions. Dramatic documentation looks like a mobile is blocking the road – and then part of the mountain collapses.

The landslide record, when you were moving nearby

About two weeks ago, a similar case also happened. Even then, the road closure connecting Arad to the Dead Sea was closed due to the collapse of part of the mountain on the road at the end of the descent to the Dead Sea.

[Tracie Crespo]

https://www.dw.com/en/deadly-flooding-landslides-strike-brazil/a-52...

Deadly flooding, landslides strike Brazil

At least 30 people have been killed following more than two days of torrential rains in the southeast of the country. The severe weather comes one year after a dam break killed nearly 300 people.    

Two days of torrential downpours have unleashed heavy flooding and landslides in southeastern Brazil, killing at least 30 people, according to authorities. 

Civil defense officials said another 17 individuals were listed as missing following the landslides and building collapses.

An additional 2,600 residents have been evacuated from their homes in the state of Minas Gerais, regions of which have been devastated by the heavy rains.

Rescue workers in Minas Gerais used a break in the rains to try to clean up some of the damage caused by rain-triggered landslides

Fatalities were reported in Belo Horizonte, the state's capital and largest city, where a new record was set for the greatest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period. Additional deaths were reported in the state's interior areas.

The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, will fly over the flooded area on Sunday to evaluate the damage.

Rescue workers search for five victims buried by a landslide in Belo Horizonte

More rain is expected in the area, as well as in other parts of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

The deadly floods came the same weekend that Brazilians were commemorating the deaths of 270 people killed one year ago when a dam burst in the municipality of Brumadinho, also in Minas Gerais.

[Khan]

Indonesia: Land Subsidence in Bogor District.

Jan 01. 2020

Bogor Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reports, eleven people have died as a result of landslides that occurred in Bogor District, Wednesday (1/1)

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[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.rferl.org/a/landslide-destroys-road-near-historic-azeri...

Landslide Destroys Road Near Historic Azeri Mosque

November 25, 2019 13:44 GMT

A major landslide has destroyed a highway on the southern entrance to the Azeri capital, Baku, following torrential rainfall. A stretch of road 100 meters long was damaged by the slide early morning on November 25, with one lane completely destroyed. The incident occurred just a short distance from the city's historic Bibi-Heybat mosque.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://weather.com/news/news/2019-11-18-austria-mudslides-flooding...

Austrian Mudslides, Flooding and Avalanches Kill 1 Person, Injure Several Others

November 17 2019

The weather system that has brought historic flooding to Venice is also causing snowstorms, flooding and mudslides across Austria.

Schools were closed Monday in East Tyrol because of the threat of avalanches, the APA news agency reported.

A mudslide killed an 80-year-old man when it hit his home Monday in Bad Kleinkirchheim in southern Austria, according to the Associated Press. The house was essentially destroyed, Mayor Matthias Krenn told APA.

(MORE: Floodwaters Hit 5-Foot Mark Again in Venice as Storms Affect Other Parts of Italy)

Two women were buried in their homes by another mudslide in Bad Gastein, south of Salzburg. The mudslide pushed one house into the other, APA reported.

Both women survived, but it took firefighters several hours to rescue one of them, AP said. Both were injured and taken to the hospital.

On Sunday, a mudslide hit a barn in Reisseck, injuring a 34-year-old woman and killing several cows, the Kleine Zeitung reported.

Flooding from the Gurk River forced residents to evacuate 15 buildings in Gurktal, in the Carinthia region, AP reported.

More than 30 people were evacuated from their homes in the Austrian state of Styria because of the threat of landslides, Deutsche Welle reported.

About 3,300 houses were without power on Monday in East Tyrol and Carinthia, Der Standard reported.

Several train lines were interrupted and roads were closed.

Villages in southern Austria were cut off because of heavy snowfall, AP reported. Helicopters scouted the nearby mountains for possible avalanches.

Snow first began in Austria last Wednesday but grew more severe over the weekend. Further south, the same weather system had caused severe flooding in Venice.

Heavy snow in South Tyrol in Italy led to an avalanche that grazed a populated area of the Martell Valley in the Alto Adige, without causing major damage, AFP reported.

[KM]

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Live updates as 'huge' mudslide in Mansfield causes 35 homes to be evacuated

Emergency services are in Mansfield, UK.

The aftermath of a mudslide in Mansfield

A mudslide in Mansfield has caused 35 homes to be evacuated by police.

Emergency services rushed to the area just after 5pm following reports of safety concerns for residents.

Pictures from the scene in Bank End Close, Mansfield, show a number of properties almost engulfed by mud, Nottinghamshire Live reports.

The road has been closed between Berry Hill Road and Jenny Beckett's Lane and drivers are being told to avoid the area.

Keeley Stovell, the manager of Browns Bar and Bistro, said: “The top of the bank has come down along with trees. It has covered people’s back gardens. It has covered over six-foot fences.

“Police and fire have been evacuating people from their houses, it’s a bit unstable especially with the rain forecast for tonight.

“I feel sorry for those who have come back from work and have no garden left and families have been moved out of their homes for the night.

“I was shocked, it’s not something you expect.”

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7640295/Father-three-sons-...

Father and his three sons aged three, six and ten are killed when landslide swallows their house in Guatemala

14:58 EST, 1 November 2019

• Footage shows houses being sucked into a huge hole as the ground gives way
• Francisco Mejia Lux, 39, was inside ones of the houses with his three children
• Their mother was outside when landslide struck and is said to be in deep shock.

A father and his three sons were killed today when a landslide swallowed their house in Guatemala. 

Shocking footage shows houses being sucked into a huge hole as the ground gives way in the village of Xenaxicul near the border with Mexico at around 6.30am.  

Francisco Mejia Lux, 39, was inside ones of the houses with his three children, aged three, six and ten. Their bodies were recovered from the rubble. 

The three boys were named as Feliciano, Fredy Gaspar and Enzo Arael. 

Their mother, Catarina Tum Luc, 36, was also outside grinding corn for breakfast when landslide hit and is said to be in deep shock. 

A 16-year-old boy who was using the outhouse at the time was rescued by the emergency services, but his current condition is unknown.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116715335/massive-landslide-closes...

Massive landslide closes highway on West Coast, days after it reopened

13:46, Oct 19 2019

A massive landslide has closed a highway near Greymouth on the West Coast, days after it reopened. 

The 2.5 metre landslide happened overnight on State Highway 7 (SH7), at Omoto, east of Greymouth. 

A historically active slip between Greymouth and Stillwater at Omoto, which moved after weeks of wet weather in mid-August, moved another 30 centimetres early in October. 

As a result, the section of SH7, the main road linking Reefton and Greymouth, was closed. It reopened to a single lane on Tuesday.

The highway was closed at 5pm on Friday and would be closed until at least Tuesday, New Zealand Transport Agency West Coast maintenance manager Moira Whinham said.

It would be re-assessed at 10am on Tuesday. 

A short detour was in place across the Grey River, via Taylorville. The detour had turnoffs at Stillwater and Cobden bridges on the north side of the Grey River. 

Continuous heavy rain and high river levels contributed to the slip. Rain on Friday and Saturday morning saw the slip accelerate and drop by more than 2 metres overnight.

Drivers were asked to take it slow, particularly through Taylorville.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/23-perish-in-ethiopia-mudslide/

23 perish in Ethiopia mudslide

Published on 14.10.2019

At least 23 people have been killed in a mudslide in the Konta district of southern Ethiopia, a local official in the area told journalists on Monday.The mudslide, which was caused by heavy rain, killed 23 people in Amia 03 locality popularly known as Duka Zlie area, the district’s Cultural and Tourism Communication Bureau head Takele Tesfa said.

The victims, who were members of five families, were reportedly asleep as the mudslide swept through the area on Sunday night.

“13 of the dead were women” Tesfa added.

Rescue operation has been underway since Monday to rescue survivors and retrieve bodies in five homes whose residents are feared buried in the mud.

So far 18 bodies have been recovered, according to Tesfa.

Domestic animals also perished in the mudslide.