Loss of Life From Landslides

[TnWatchdog]

The global hotspots that emerge for landslides are as follows:

• Along the southern edge of the Himalayan Arc
• Along the coast of southwest India and in Sri Lanka
• Along the southern and eastern coastal regions of China, extending inland ~100 km
• In central China, most notably in the mountains surrounding the Sichuan Basin
• In the mountain chains along the western edge of the Philippine Sea plate
• In the central Caribbean islands
• In a chain that follows the mountains of Central America and South America from Mexico in the north to northern Chile in the south
• In Indonesia, most notably in and around the island of Java

Not in the paper, but I have determined the number of landslides occurring in each of the key landslide countries worldwide. Remember that this data is for non-seismic landslides, and that it covers the period 2004-2010 inclusive
Note: Please check the source, below, for data on landslides and deaths from landslides as the figures didn't copy correctly on this post.
Global loss of life from landslides is poorly quantified. A global data set of fatalities from nonseismically triggered landslides that resulted in loss of life between A.D. 2004 and 2010 permits for the first time proper quantification of impacts and spatial distributions. In total, 2620 fatal landslides were recorded worldwide during the 7 yr period of the study, causing a total of 32,322 recorded fatalities. These total numbers of landslides and victims are an order of magnitude greater than other data sets have indicated, but analysis of the data suggests that it may still slightly underestimate the true human costs. The majority of human losses occur in Asia, especially along the Himalayan Arc and in China. This geographical concentration dominates the annual landslide cycle, which peaks in the Northern Hemisphere summer months. Finally, numbers of fatalities per event show a fat-tailed power law distribution, with the density of landslides being moderately correlated with the population density on a national basis.
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[Opmmur]

This is a great find. Keep posting earth news. Thank You again

 

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[Opmmur]

I see dumb people standing next to the landslide, all the people could have dead.

 

[TnWatchdog]

I see dumb people standing next to the landslide, all the people could have dead.

I agree, they belong in the "Some people are just plain stupid" thread or at least honorable mention!

 

[TnWatchdog]

San Jose (Editorial). A collapse in the street that connects the village of El Roble de Perez Zeledon with the rest of the county caused the residents of this sector were incommunicado.

"We went down the street and saw a few cracks, but since about 10 p. m. returned to the place to see and since the street was completely swamped. We are concerned because there is above passing vehicles and the only bridge still does not work because it being repaired, "said Victor Badilla, a resident of the community.
"We urge a way, since we are in time of harvest of coffee and we are concerned that we can not get," he said.
What more uneasy neighbors is that since Wednesday School children are taught El Roble no precaution because the facilities are right next to the river and rain threatening to children.
"Now with that hole much less will have classes, because teachers do not have to spend. We are waiting to see what solution will give us, for no one can go through there, "said Ana Mora, resident of the locality.
Authorities still do not know how to repair the sinking.
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[TnWatchdog]

Thailand landslides...keep your eyes on the road!


Nov 6, 2012
Coastal erosion, 2815 km long, covering 23 provinces in the Gulf of Thailand have discovered that there is a crisis that has eroded the average over 5 meters / year that it is. areas with erosion rates of 1-5 m / year in 14 provinces.
The Andaman is a crisis that has eroded areas average more than 5 m / year in 5 provinces in areas with erosion rates of 1-5 m / year in the province was 90.5 km from exploiting it.
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[TnWatchdog]

Spain is cracking up.


The Department of emergency situations urgently requested the Geological Survey of Murcia to assess the cause of the "huge cracks in ground", which appeared after the recent heavy rains in the industrial zone of "El Saladar", Totana. The crack extends along the industrial park in the direction of the sport city "Valverde Reina"; It has a length of more than 300 meters and a depth of more than two metres in some places. Crack appeared two days ago and opens gradually in recent days, reaching a width of 40 to 50 cm in some places.
Recall, that in the past month in area Puerto Lumbreras, has already appeared a land crack 1.5 kilometers in length.
http://www.murcia.com/totana/noticias/2012/11/09-el-ayuntamiento-de-totana-solicita-la-presencia-de-tecnicos-del-instituto-geologico-y-minero-ante-la-sorprendente-apa.asp
http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20121109/local/comarcas/aparece-nueva-grieta-terrestre-201211091423.html

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05.11.12. The municipality of Oliva (Fuerteventura), reported on the closure of the beach Águila in Cotillo, due to cracks and landslides that occurred shortly after intense rains, registered in that zone on October 28. Service company has started this morning to cordon of the beach, because cracks that formed on top of a cliff, can further lead to rockslide. The technical staff evaluates the status of cracks to take measures.
http://www.europapress.es/islas-canarias/noticia-oliva-fuerteventura-cierra-playa-aguila-grietas-desprendimientos-lluvias-28-octubre-20121105153014.html

 

[TnWatchdog]

Rough road caused by landslide.



Karabük, effectively paved the landslide that occurred after the rain and stood up.
Nov 14, 2012

Karabük D-100 highway connecting Istanbul and Ankara Quarter Öğlebeli under the direction of arrival was a landslide. After the collapse of the soil softened by the rains in floor height of 1.5 meters of asphalt highway went up.
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India Floods 2013: Rescue Efforts Hampered By Bad Weather


GAUCHAR, India — Bad weather hampered efforts Sunday to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the northern India state of Uttarakhand, where at least 1,000 people have died in monsoon flooding and landslides, army officials said.
The army resumed helicopter flights to rescue stranded people late Sunday after rain stopped and dense fog lifted in the Himalayan region, Brig. Uma Maheshwar said.
Thousands of people were still stranded in high mountain passes in the temple town of Badrinath and rescue efforts were concentrated on getting them to safety.
Troops built makeshift bridges at several places, Maheshwar said.
Despite poor visibility, more than 2,000 people were transported by helicopter to relief camps in the state capital, Dehradun, said Priya Joshi, an air force spokeswoman.
India's national disaster response force used drone aircraft to locate survivors in remote areas that remained inaccessible.
Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus make a pilgrimage to Uttarakhand, visiting four of Hinduism's holiest shrines in the state during the summer months. The tourists usually head down to the plains before the monsoon breaks in July. But this year, early rains caught hundreds of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and local residents.
The crisis began when torrential rains washed away homes and roads and triggered landslides that cut off communication links with large parts of the state nearly a week ago.
State Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna told reporters late Saturday that the death toll had reached 1,000. The exact number of people who have died in the heavy downpours and flooding of the Ganges River and its tributaries won't be known until rescue efforts end, he said.

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