As the years passed by the earth has been experiencing landslide. Some landslides are not so great, yet they still have a big impact to our society. How much more if the landslides were worse? They can destroy villages, cities, towns, and many more. According to some research, a landslide is the movement of rocks and soil down a slope and, when a large slide occurs in an area of dense human habitation, large numbers of people can be killed. In the year 1618 the landslide that destroyed the Swiss village of Plurs, killing over 1.000 people, was explained as a divine act. A first glimpse of naturalistic approach is however shown by suggesting that god used an earthquake to shake the mountains and cause the catastrophe. Earthquakes seemed a plausible trigger mechanism; publications in 1757 and 1806 still connect landslides to earthquakes. In 1806 the landslide of Goldau, where an entire village was destroyed and 457 people killed, was described in detail by many naturalists and a surviving testimony – this event it is considered today the first landslide described and explained in a naturalistic approach.
On 30 July 1997 Australia’s worst landslide occurred when a large section of steep mountainside below the Alpine Way road collapsed immediately above part of Thredbo Ski Village (New South Wales). About 1000 tonnes of earth, rock and trees slid down the steep slope, shearing the Carinya Lodge off its foundations and causing it to collide with the Bimbadeen Lodge at high speed. Both multi-level buildings were completely destroyed. Rescue efforts were hampered by several further minor slides and the very unstable mass of earth. After 55 hours, rescuers located a survivor buried in a void below three huge concrete slabs, 2.5 metres below the rubble. Ten hours later, the slightly injured man was successfully rescued after surviving the complete demolition of his lodge. Eighteen people died. The disaster also caused millions of dollars damage.
In January 2011 mudslides in south-eastern Brazil killed more than 400 people. Many natural events such as heavy rainfall, an earthquake or volcano can trigger a landslide, but human activities such as building construction can also cause or increase the chances of such an event. The biggest landslide in recorded history was triggered by the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980, according the United States Geological Survey. Nearly 3km3 of rock moved down slope.
Now here are some landsides that occurred here in the Philippines. Last February 17, 2006 In Southern Leyte mudslides destroyed the mountain village (Barangay) Guinsaugon. During school time between 9 o’clock to 10 o’clock in the morning. An elementary school was completely buried under the mud layer of up to 10 meters thickness. All the 246 children and the 7 teachers were buried in a few seconds. It is reported that only one child and one adult woman have been rescued. The total loss of lives in Guinsaugon and buried under the mud is estimated to be at least 1000. The disaster happened after ten days of heavy rainfall. The rainfall dumped 27 inches of rain. Scientists but also survivors said that not only the weather, but also illegal logging on land above the village contributed to the disaster. A minor earthquake (magnitude 2.3 on the Richer scale) shook the area, but scientists said it took place after the landslide. Probably there wasn't any relation between the landslide and the earthquake. One of the survivors said, "It sounded like the mountain exploded, and the whole thing crumbled......I could not see any house standing anymore"
http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/News.htm
https://whewellsghost.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/history-of-landslides-%E2%80%93-landslides-in-history/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/landslide
https://www.em.gov.au/library/Onlineresources/Historicaldisasters/Pages/HistoricalDisastersThredboLandslide.aspx
On 30 July 1997 Australia’s worst landslide occurred when a large section of steep mountainside below the Alpine Way road collapsed immediately above part of Thredbo Ski Village (New South Wales). About 1000 tonnes of earth, rock and trees slid down the steep slope, shearing the Carinya Lodge off its foundations and causing it to collide with the Bimbadeen Lodge at high speed. Both multi-level buildings were completely destroyed. Rescue efforts were hampered by several further minor slides and the very unstable mass of earth. After 55 hours, rescuers located a survivor buried in a void below three huge concrete slabs, 2.5 metres below the rubble. Ten hours later, the slightly injured man was successfully rescued after surviving the complete demolition of his lodge. Eighteen people died. The disaster also caused millions of dollars damage.
In January 2011 mudslides in south-eastern Brazil killed more than 400 people. Many natural events such as heavy rainfall, an earthquake or volcano can trigger a landslide, but human activities such as building construction can also cause or increase the chances of such an event. The biggest landslide in recorded history was triggered by the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980, according the United States Geological Survey. Nearly 3km3 of rock moved down slope.
Now here are some landsides that occurred here in the Philippines. Last February 17, 2006 In Southern Leyte mudslides destroyed the mountain village (Barangay) Guinsaugon. During school time between 9 o’clock to 10 o’clock in the morning. An elementary school was completely buried under the mud layer of up to 10 meters thickness. All the 246 children and the 7 teachers were buried in a few seconds. It is reported that only one child and one adult woman have been rescued. The total loss of lives in Guinsaugon and buried under the mud is estimated to be at least 1000. The disaster happened after ten days of heavy rainfall. The rainfall dumped 27 inches of rain. Scientists but also survivors said that not only the weather, but also illegal logging on land above the village contributed to the disaster. A minor earthquake (magnitude 2.3 on the Richer scale) shook the area, but scientists said it took place after the landslide. Probably there wasn't any relation between the landslide and the earthquake. One of the survivors said, "It sounded like the mountain exploded, and the whole thing crumbled......I could not see any house standing anymore"
http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/News.htm
https://whewellsghost.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/history-of-landslides-%E2%80%93-landslides-in-history/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/landslide
https://www.em.gov.au/library/Onlineresources/Historicaldisasters/Pages/HistoricalDisastersThredboLandslide.aspx