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'We were surrounded by mountains, ' he said. 'We were very worried that if it started raining, there could be landslides. '

Some of these gullies are thought to have formed by flowing water or melting ice, but others may just be the result of landslides.

During rainstorms the froth is scattered by inflowing water and landslides, though some of it may be disappearing altogether.

It had been raining cats and dogs for over a week and the downpour had caused landslides in many places.

Finding evidence of landslides does not necessarily imply that they triggered tsunamis, he said.

Well officials are working on that plans soldiers in Sichuan are trying to relieve pressure on lakes created when landslides dammed rivers.

In case of landslides, to stay away from the direction of the Rolling Stones on both sides of the direction of running.

Most debris flows originally occur in the form of rainfall-induced landslides before they move into a valley channel.

Large earthquake-induced rock avalanches , soil avalanches , and underwater landslides can be very destructive.

Emergency services in Guatemala say up to 100 people may have been buried by landslides on the main highway north of Guatemala City.

At least 14 people are now known to have died on the Caribbean island of St Lucia after Hurricane Tomas triggered landslides, officials say.

Geological landslides and technical over-break in turning part shall be measured again and converted to total length of the tunnel.

Landslides, with debris traveling at speeds of up to 200 mph down the sides of the Nevado Huascaran mountain, destroyed whole villages.

If you've read the news, it was a summer of torrential rains, landslides and deluges along the route that we've driven.

The landslides are bright streams of exposed earth that contrast with the dark green plants and tan soil around them.

This true-color image highlights potential new landslides around the earthquake's epicenter, which is near the center of the scene.

Initiation shall not be carried out if heavy rain has occurred, as this tends to increase the likelihood and effect distance of landslides.

The pre-modern structures were utterly unable to withstand a quake of such force, and massive landslides contributed to the casualties.

NASA scientists might have been yodeling for joy in March when they saw the first-ever picture of active landslides occurring on Mars.

"It's where foothills are that the worst landslides will occur, " he said. "That's also where people tend to build their houses. "

Up to now, heavy rain caused landslides and mud slides have resulted in the Brazilian state of Rio more than 400 deaths.

Landslides, with debris traveling at speeds of up to 200 mph down the sides of the Navado Huascaran mountain, destroyed whole villages.

Local officials strengthened monitoring and prepared relief materials in case of landslides and mud-rock flows triggered by the heavy rains.

Landslides generally occur on the main slide surface with the lowest strength among the discontinuities.

Scientists have already linked deforestation and dams to landslides in at least one other place.

If you are in a MOUNTAINOUS AREA--watch out for falling rock, landslides, trees, and other debris that could be loosened by quakes.

Six boys and three wardens[u5] who were critically injured in Saturday's landslides have been hospitalized[u6] , he said.

Shallow crevasses can form during earthquake-induced landslides, lateral spreads, or other types of ground failures.

One of Sichuan's worrisome "quake lakes" , formed when landslides block a river, is also near the aftershock's epicentre in Hongguang.

The cause of the moonquakes remains unknown, with one hypothesis holding that landslides in craters cause the vibrations.

The road ahead, once a much-loved tourist trail through a stunning gorge, has either fallen away in places or disappeared under landslides.

Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and droughts killed at least 250, 000 people, globally.

The typhoon, referred to locally as Milenyo, caused floods and landslides that have displaced some 5, 500 people.

The steep mountains looming over the breeding center were collapsing in landslides as strong aftershocks rippled through the valley.

Small landslides constantly add to the steep rubble slopes along the lake's shore, and large boulders periodically drop into the lake.

The two laws have wide suitability and applicability by analyzing a few typical examples of landslides and avalanches.

Police told people in nearby houses to leave the area amid concerns of further landslides.

Months of torrential rain have caused flooding and landslides all over the country.

The water that runs off the hillsides, meanwhile, also increases peak river flows, eroding the banks and raising the risk of landslides.

The dam, land acquisition to demolition of a mountain, rock was loose, the vegetation is damaged, will cause new landslides.

Other issues involving external impacts on the operating environment include seismic events, high winds, high water, and landslides.

Meantime, the government is moving thousands of survivors living downstream of rivers that have been dammed by landslides.

The initial program of the top box culvert could easily lead to landslides due to be denied.

Rescue workers in Colombia say at least 15 people have died in landslides in the west of the country.

Heavy rains causing multiple landslides over the past three days have killed at least 50 people in south-east Bangladesh, officials say.

The storm's impact had already been felt by Friday morning (Thursday night ET), with mudslides and landslides occurring on the island.

Water Resources Minister Chen Lei warned that increasing rainfall, aftershocks and landslides were still threatening the barrier.

Haiti's steep mountains combined with its tropical rainfall pose a threat for landslides.

It turned out that large-scale felling of trees because people have not only the birds have no home, also caused landslides, floods.

Chen said no casualties had been reported , but some houses collapsed and landslides occurred .

The government's own report referred to the nearby Bailong river as a "high-occurence disaster zone for landslides" .

and two coastal highways blocked by landslides, travelers can only hope to escape the area by air.

If you are in areas susceptible to landslides and debris flows, consider leaving if it is safe to do so.

Citing continuing rains, downed power lines, and potential landslides, the Puerto Rico governor urged residents to stay indoors.

HaiYuan earthquake in the region, a number of large-scale earthquake induced landslides, causing heavy casualties and huge property losses.

The cable is owned by the Georgian railway network. It is heavily protected, but landslides or heavy rain may have exposed it to scavengers.

In Gansu province, the death toll was more than 1, 200 after landslides buried buildings and streets in mud.

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, at least 48 people are missing, including two dozen who were swept away by landslides.

With the mountainsides still loosened by the quakes and their aftershocks, the risk of further landslides is significant.

Stability subarea and factor analysis of landslides are the key problems of engineering treatment zonation.

Shallow crevasses canform duringearthquake-induced landslides, lateral spreads, or other types of ground failures.

Within a decade, the line was suffering from repeated breakdowns, landslides, and management failures.

Thousands of soldiers were rushed to the area after the landslides to rescue survivors buried in buildings.

Based on the overview of soil steady-state theory development, detailed analyses are carried out on the subaqueous landslides.

They must have known, from the tremors we felt, that aftershocks and continual landslides were killing hundreds of road and rescue workers.

In Northwest China, the thawing of the frozen layer in spring is the main cause of large-scale landslides in loess region.

Various initiatives continue to be implemented to reduce the risk of landslides.

More than 100, 000 troops and police have been deployed to help survivors and to rescue people trapped by rubble and landslides.

Reservoir studies of major landslides and seismic zones the essential difference between a major landslide and characteristics.

Meteorological departments have floods, landslides prone areas, the public alarm.

Our study shows that heavy rains and human activities are the main factors to cause landslides.

After the passing of the Ice Age, rivers, landslides, wind and rain sculpted the valleys, leaving today's spectacular landscape behind.

Floods and rain-triggered landslides have left more than 100 people dead or missing in Jilin over the past few days.

Seismic loess landslides, seismic subsidence and liquefaction are predominant seismic disasters in loess areas.

"Locke" in south-central city of Hamamatsu, Japan, Honshu Island, near the trigger landslides.

Environmentalists argue that large-scale sand-dredging can deplete fish stocks and cause erosion, risking landslides and flooding.

Haiti has been heavily deforested so the quake is likely to have triggered landslides.

It is proved to be crucial in the analyses of landslides stability to obtain the more exact parameters of slip surface.

Hurricanes, floods, landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are frequent and deadly events.

The commission also warned of possible flooding and landslides and suggested residents avoid fishing trips or engaging in water sports.

Luochuan loess plateau is one of soil erosion regions which is mainly resulted from loess landslides.

these include natural disasters that happened year after year , like seasonal of floods , ocean storms , drought or landslides.

Landslides and avalanches, they report, were among the most common.

these include natural disasters that happen year after year , like seasonal floods , ocean storms , drought or landslides.

Pipelines carrying oil can be broken by faults or landslides, causing serious oil spills.

Early Sunday, a moderate aftershock rattled areas, while fears of flash flooding and landslides hindered rescue efforts.

Rinchen says Bhutan urgently needs to map its hazard zones as it is also prone to destructive landslides, mudslides and floods.

Even without landslides, post-earthquake pictures show collapsed houses sliding downhill.

Torrential rain, squalls and wind were expected and the weather forecast warned that downpours would bring more flooding and landslides.

Volcanic eruptions, rockfalls , landslides, and explosions also result in earthquake vibrations, but most of these are of only local extent.

Volcanic eruptions, rockfalls , landslides, and explosions also result in earthquake vibrations, but most of these are of only local extent.

Japan's weather agency warned of possible landslides and flooding, as the quake followed heavy rain.

Floods, landslides and mudslides have pummeled several southwestern regions.

Hundreds of villages have been swept away by torrential rains, flash floods and landslides.

Hundreds of mud and timber houses destroyed, including some buried in landslides triggered by the quake.

Torrential rain that began pounding Guangxi Monday -- triggering landslides -- had led to 51 deaths as of Saturday.

The bad weather has caused massive floods and landslides, and it has left the country in deep trouble.

Nonetheless, the town has been evacuated as a precaution against further landslides.

Burns said landslides happen all over the world.

The steep slopes on either side of the streams are bare of vegetation, possibly making them prone to landslides.

Authorities were especially fearful for isolated residents still trapped in areas at risk of further landslides.

Some environmentalists and government officials blame landslides on deforestation, which they say loosens soils on mountainsides.

Thanks to the country's mountainous terrain, landslides hampered transportation and rescue efforts.

What we need to fear most are the after-effects of a bad earthquake: fires, flood, and landslides.

Heavy rain has saturated parts of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region this week, causing landslides in some places.

There were large numbers of landslides and ground cracks throughout the epicentral area.

Transportation in that region of China is difficult to begin with; landslides and bridge collapses made it near impossible after the quake.

Indonesia often suffers from deadly floods and landslides made worse by poor infrastructure and planning.

A spokesman for China's Ministry of Land Resources blames this year's high incidence of landslides on heavy rain falls since spring.

Indonesia often suffers from deadly floods and landslides during the rainy season.

Landslides of waste subside into the sea and at ground level the air is thick with dust and flies.

The progressive failure process is simulated, and stability of four landslides in Luoshan mine is mainly studied.

Roads in the mountainous area have been badly damaged by earthquake and landslides .

Undaunted, Truman went on to a historic victory in 1948, and Nixon and Reagan went on to 49-state landslides.

The paper also briefly reviewed the research progress on earthquake-triggered landslides in loess area.

Landslides during the earthquake dammed a river further north , creating what is now called the Tangjiashan lake .

Such landslides also block the flow of water, causing natural dams to form, which later can breach or overflow.

There's untold devastation in Argentina today as massive wrist-shaped landslides have decimated the country. . .

Explore the mines filled with danger and always dig deeper to avoid landslides, bats and ghosts.

The rapid lowering of the reservoir's level has also raised fears of landslides and earthquakes.

And as typhoon season arrives in Taiwan, we investigate how nature friendly methods are being used to prevent landslides.

Family members continue to dig for loved ones despite the impending danger of further flooding and landslides.

Heavy rains also triggered mountain torrents , water logging s, landslides and mudflows.

When it rains hard, landslides sweep topsoil down to the sea.

"The worst kinds of landslides would be if you had an earthquake on rain-soaked soil, " Yale's Ashton said.

The weight of the extra water has also been blamed for tremors, landslides and erosion of slopes.

Fossil landslides distribute broadly in Longzi county. And the trend of reactivation appears lately.

Torrential rain will also sweep Hunan Province where floods and landslides have caused great damage.

However the landslides are the most violent events ever observed in progress.

The destructive types (transform types of the slope failure) are landslides, debris flow or debris-rock flow. 4.

The landslides and mudslides have toppled homes, and the torrential rains that caused them are forecast to continue.

In Jiangxi Province, heavy rainstorms caused landslides. Soldiers helped nearly 10 thousand local residents to evacuate.

Common knowledge suggests that landslides demolish and bury buildings and people.

The report also warns of the risk of more frequent flooding and landslides in southern China.

Strong aftershocks and fears of flash flooding and landslides hindered rescue efforts.

Imagery classification method of SVM is tested to landslide interpretation, so the situation of landslides is determined.

Landslides and bad weather are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies to the flooded area.

You are listening to landslide expert Scott Burns, a geologist at Portland State University. He's talking about landslides.

The two lakes were created when the quake caused landslides that blocked the Qingjiang River in Qingchuan county.

Villages on or below steep mountain slopes are particularly vulnerable to landslides.

In areas burned by forest and brush fires, a lower threshold of precipitation may initiate landslides.

The track is swept away by landslides and waterfalls, and took most of a day for us to negotiate.

Landslides caused by heavy rain in Guatemala killed at least 45 people.

Assume that steep slopes and areas burned by wildfires are vulnerable to landslides and debris flows.

Sichuan province to the south has also been affected, with 38 people still missing, after rains spread, triggering landslides.

Rainfalls and earthquake often lend to landslides of natural and artificial slopes .

Continuing rain is triggering fresh landslides and hampering the rescue effort.

The glaciers are melting, storms have increased in ferocity, there are landslides and floods, followed by droughts and deforestation.

Many barrier lakes formed after the earthquake caused landslides, which blocked rivers.

Teams are continuing to recover bodies in Gansu province in the wake of Saturday's landslides in Zhouqu county.

It put the death toll at 1, 072 for the year, excluding those who have died in the landslides over the weekend.

Landslides, collapsed houses caused serious losses of lives and property.

Other places are so at risk from future earthquakes and landslides that they won't be rebuilt.

In the original location or position, such as a large outcrop that has not been disturbed by faults or landslides.

The typhoon that hit Taiwan two weeks ago triggered landslides and widespread flooding.

While landslides can occur naturally, scientists say there is unmistakable evidence that Yamal's ancient permafrost is melting.

This includes people in the mountains, and people near riverbeds, as landslides, mud slides, and rising waters leave thousands homeless.

Landslides have hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, killing 16 people, many of them children, officials say.

Seasonal downpours cause landslides and flash floods every year in Indonesia.

Aid agencies will reinforce systems to warn people of impending floods and landslides.

In Mingyong, surging meltwater has carried away topsoil; elsewhere, excess runoff has been blamed for more frequent flooding and landslides.

The rainfall is the dominant exterior factor triggering the landslides.

The lake was formed after earthquake-induced landslides blocked a river's course, creating a natural dam.

Landslides happen when large amounts of rock, mud and other loose materials are suddenly uprooted and sent sliding down a slope.

Higher rainfall in areas without proper drainage systems can destabilise the soil, leading to landslides and more floods.

There were landslides and a flood last week.

Work on the canal was slow and complicated by brutal heat, landslides and voracious insects.

Police say two landslides hit the orphanage within seconds of each other.

The safety of long-distance oil and gas pipelines is seriously threatened by landslides.

As we know, over the past years, floods, droughts, landslides, and dust storms have frequented our planet.

She pledged to address the common problem of landslides facing hillside communities in Brazil.

Three years ago, she set out to change that by creating a searchable inventory of landslides specifically triggered by rain.

Landslides are caused by disturbances in the natural stability of a slope.

Landslides blocking roads were reported in Apayao province.

Seismic landslides hazard is encountered frequently in the loess area.

China's Landslides: The Price of Aggressive Development?

Some of the worlds cataclysmic disasters are associated with climate change, such as floods and massive landslides.

As a result, it is urgent to systematic study the way of controlling the landslides to provide scientific basis for engineering practice.

Officials have warned of rough seas, and the risk of flash flooding, storm surges and landslides.

It is understood that, in the southern plains of Nepal, the monsoon rains often cause landslides and floods and other natural disasters.

It can be used to predict the damage of high-speed landslides so as to offer theoretical proof to the design and construction of projects.

An earthquake in Costa Rica triggered huge landslides, killing 20 people and leaving thousands homeless.

Landslides often develop in pebbly clay slopes as toe cutting or surface loading.

Gangwon-do Chuncheon landslides, leading to the foot of the few villas are crushed, resulting in 13 deaths, 24 people were injured.

The death toll from rainstorms and landslides in Messina, Italy, rose to 20 Saturday and 35 people were still missing, Reuters reported.

4 days ago, the provincial capital of Manizales Caldas landslides due to heavy rainfall disaster, 14 houses were destroyed.

The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.

The plant society of landslides around the highway in this study has 116 species belonging to 42 families and 92 genuses .

Road travel is also still dangerous as water continues to flow down from mountains, while minor landslides occur from time to time.

Heavier rainfall could also cause soil erosion and landslides.

It was reported last Wednesday that over 250 people in Brazil had died as a result of floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall.

But many farmers lost their tools in the quake. Landslides buried equipment.

Landslides have severed roads to outlying towns and villages.

Hundreds died in mountain villages buried in landslides.

Kaimowitz says that scientists' rule of thumb is that "if landslides are deeper than one metre, trees are not going to make a difference" .

The rescue operation also suffered when landslides buried about 200 people en route to distant villages.

Others were being evacuated amid fears that newly formed lakes could lead to flooding or further landslides.

Permafrost melt and lack of glaciers will make landslides and debris to produce greatly increased.

In the end, it discusses the lagged time of landslides.

Roughly as many were killed by recent landslides and floods in north-east China.

This moment, landslides, subsidence, and rivers Wu Yan.

Collected here are photos from the mountainous regions near Rio that were so hard-hit by these landslides.

A trickle of flowing or falling mud or debris may precede larger landslides.

This combination of severe rainstorms and droughts, in turn, can lead to more flooding, landslides, soil erosion and other disasters.

There has been almost no news from the towns outside the capital, nor from the remoter areas that may have suffered landslides.

Research on georobot deformation monitoring, system software for landslides of the Three Gorges.

In the mountains, earthquakes can cause landslides and landslides, often bury the village caused the tragedy.

Access was hampered as landslides washed out roads and bridges.

Landslides and rock falls contributed to the damage.

Flash floods and landslides in the Teluk Wondama district have left another 80 people wounded and sent thousands into evacuation centres.

landslides blocking traffic, separated from the party and the people continue to close as flesh and blood.

Torrential rain has brought landslides to more areas in China, as relief teams in devastated Zhouqu county battle against the bad weather.

Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope.

A woman grieves near her relative's body after dozens of people were killed in landslides in China's Gansu province last week.

The death toll from rain-triggered landslides in Guangxi has climbed to 38 as of Thursday, Xinhua said.

Throughout the region, landslides menwaskan 1526 people and caused some of the region can not be identified from the air.

Large landslides have been clocked in excess of 100 miles an hour.

The part of Gansu struck by the landslides, Zhouqu county, is in China's poor and remote west.

Mr. Yamamoto says tremors of magnitude 6 are possible. There is concern that further aftershocks could also trigger landslides.

The landslides were set off by the earthquake.

Landslides caused by rain and steep hillsides is not a preview of what to expect!

They have also been working to protect survivors who are still at risk of further flooding and landslides.

During particularly heavy rains in 2005, more than 400 people died in floods, house collapses and landslides.

Rain will lead to more traffic jams, set off landslides and debris flows natural disasters.

In the United States, landslides and debris flows result in 25 to 50 deaths each year.

The landslides were caused by torrential rain, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

We've had landslides before, but never anything this bad.

The area is unstable and prone to rock falls and landslides.

In addition, Jeju City and Seogwipo City, many traffic lights were damaged, some signs were blown, roads 1100 landslides occur.

Officials in China say flooding in landslides triggered from heavy rainfall are causing death and destruction in South and North West China.

Storm's heavy rains led the flash floods and landslides.

If you live in an area vulnerable to landslides, consider leaving it.

Clay soil becomes slippery if a layer of soft soil tops it, so is prone to landslides when heavy rains occur.

Paju, Gyeonggi Province also landslides, killing three people dead, 1 missing, 2 others injured.

Heavy rains triggered landslides in the Philippines last month, obliterating a village of 1, 800 people.

Landslides caused by heavy rain are a chronic problem.

Landslides and floods have cut off several highways, including highways 1 and 9 and the Ho Chi Minh highway, officials said.

Days of rain caused local landslides, killing 17 people killed, 4 injured person, and another two missing.

Continuing heavy rain is slowing down rescue work in southeastern Brazil where flooding and landslides have killed more than 500 people.

While landslides can swallow entire villages by themselves, there is a way for them to become even deadlier.

The "trees" are really trails of debris caused by landslides as ice melts in Mars's spring.

The conclusion is verified by landslides between head of reservoir to Badong in the Three Gorgers Reservoir.

Mixed with sea-floor sediment, they can constitute vast unstable deposits prone to underwater landslides.

In China, heavy rains on Friday interfered with efforts to reach people trapped by new flooding and landslides in the northwest.

Some, but not all, of the potential landslides are labeled.

Earthquakes can trigger landslides that cause great damage and loss of life.

Floods sometimes follow landslides and debris flows because they may both be started by the same event.

The 2008 report: There are more than 60 landslides in Zhouqu, 13 of them were serious cases that threaten the safety of local residents.

Two days of heavy rain, landslides in the morning of October 14 occurred.

NASA So, if satellites can't consistently help you track landslides, how do you analyze each landslide event?