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Huge landslide at La Conchita, 1995. A geologic hazard or geohazard is an adverse geologic condition capable of causing widespread damage or loss of property and life. [1] These hazards are geological and environmental conditions and involve long-term or short-term geological processes.
The conflagrations devastated steep slopes, which caused loss of vegetation and destabilization of the soil and greatly facilitated subsequent mudflows. The mudflows caused at least $177 million (2018 USD) in property damage, [2] and cost at least $7 million in emergency responses [2] and another $43 million (2018 USD) to clean up. [3]
[21] [22] While attempts were made to cordon off the compound, no perimeter fencing was installed, and the gate was eventually tampered with to allow access. Prolonged use of the site as a criminal hideout caused residents of Taman Hillview and the neighbouring Taman Sri Ukay to call for the demolition of the surviving towers.
Over 15 km 3 (3.6 cu mi) of material are estimated to have been moved in the single event, making it one of the largest continental landslides. [ citation needed ] Tsergo Ri landslide , a massive slope failure 60 km (37 mi) north of Kathmandu, Nepal, involving an estimated 10 to 15 km 3 (2.4 to 3.6 cu mi). [ 58 ]
Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330 is a leading decision by the House of Lords which established a new area of English tort law.It established the rule that one's non-natural use of their land, which leads to another's land being damaged as a result of dangerous things emanating from the land, is strictly liable.
If your property is damaged by a fallen tree, whether it originated from your property or a neighbor’s, your first move should be to contact your homeowners insurance company. From there, your ...
The 2021 Mumbai landslide was a series of landslides that occurred in Chembur and Vikhroli, the suburban neighbourhood located in Mumbai, India on 18 July 2021. [4] At least thirty-two people were killed [ 1 ] [ 5 ] and several others injured after they were trapped under houses that collapsed due to landslides caused by heavy rains. [ 6 ]
Tell-tale signs about a possible impending slide was rumored, and ominous signs of changes in elevation and ground movements were observed. [4] Three days before the landslide, rainfall measurements totaled 523.3 millimeters, equivalent to 120 days of normal rainfall during the rainy season, and was reported to have broken a 35-year record. [5]