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Devastating Landslide in The Philippines Induced by Heavy Rain

A devastating landslide occurred in the Philippines in April 2011 induced by heavy rain. Search and rescue efforts were undertaken. Landslides are caused by downward and outward movements of large volumes of soil and/or rock under the force of gravity, and can be triggered or exacerbated by water or earthquakes. They increase disaster risk by damaging infrastructure, blocking transportation routes, and threatening human life. Risk reduction strategies include preventing development on unstable slopes and using site-specific data and remote sensing for early warning systems.

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Devastating Landslide in The Philippines Induced by Heavy Rain

A devastating landslide occurred in the Philippines in April 2011 induced by heavy rain. Search and rescue efforts were undertaken. Landslides are caused by downward and outward movements of large volumes of soil and/or rock under the force of gravity, and can be triggered or exacerbated by water or earthquakes. They increase disaster risk by damaging infrastructure, blocking transportation routes, and threatening human life. Risk reduction strategies include preventing development on unstable slopes and using site-specific data and remote sensing for early warning systems.

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DEVASTATING

LANDSLIDE IN THE
PHILIPPINES
INDUCED BY HEAVY
RAIN
DEVASTATING
DEVASTATING LANDSLIDE
LANDSLIDE IN IN THE
THE
PHILIPPINES:
PHILIPPINES:APRIL
APRIL 22,
22, 2011
2011
DEVASTATING LANDSLIDE IN THE
PHILIPPINES
DEVASTATING LANDSLIDE IN THE
PHILIPPINES
SEARCH AND RESCUE
SEARCH AND RESCUE
SEARCH AND RESCUE
LANDSLIDE HAZARDS
LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES
cause
cause permanent
permanent deformation
deformation
as
as aa result
result of
of the
the downward
downward
and
and outward
outward movements
movements of of
large
large volumes
volumes ofof soil
soil and/or
and/or
rock
rock down
down slopes
slopes under
under the
the
influence
influence ofof the
the force
force of
of gravity.
gravity.
PHYSICS OF LANDSLIDES
• Landslides occur naturally.

•Landslides can be triggered and/or


exacerbated by: 1) Water (from precipitation
during a tropical storm, hurricane, or
typhoon), or 2) Vibrations (from earthquake
ground shaking.
•These phenomena either reduce the friction
or increase the force down the slope:
LANDSLIDE HAZARDS
(AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS)

• DOWN-SLOPE MOVEMENT OF SOIL AND/OR ROCK (CAN FORM AN


“EARTHQUAKE LAKE”)
• DOWN-SLOPE FLOW OF WET SOIL (AKA: MUDFLOW; CAN BURY A VILLAGE
OR MINERS)
• LATERAL SPREADING OF SOIL AND/OR ROCK (CAN DAMAGE INFRA-
STRUCTURE)
LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES INCREASE
INCREASE
DISASTER
DISASTER RISK
RISK
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS TO
TO RISK
RISK

HAZARDS
HAZARDS EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE

RISK
RISK

VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY LOCATION
LOCATION
CAUSES
CAUSES
OF
OF
DAMAGE
DAMAGE
SITING AND BUILDING ON
UNSTABLE SLOPES

SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE


TO FALLS

SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE


TO TOPPLES

SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE


LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES TO SPREADS

SOIL AND ROCK


CASE
CASEHISTORIES
HISTORIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOWS

PRECIPITATION THAT
TRIGGERS SLOPE FAILURE
SHAKING
GROUND SHAKING THAT
TRIGGERS SLOPE FAILURE
UNACCEPTABLE
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
RISK

E
BUILDING
BUILDING ON
ON
SLOPES
SLOPES
SLOPE
SLOPE FAILURE;
FAILURE; DAMAGE
DAMAGE

RISK
RISK

LOSS
LOSS OF
OF ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC LOSS;
LOSS;
FUNCTION
FUNCTION DEATH
DEATH &
& INJURY
INJURY
EMERGING
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGIES FOR
FOR
COPING
COPING WITH
WITH LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES
••FORECASTS ••HISTORY
HISTORYOF
OFEACH
EACH LANDSLIDE
FORECASTS OF
OFSLOPE
SLOPEFAILURE
FAILURE LANDSLIDE
••MONITORING ••COMPUTER
COMPUTERMODEL
MODELOFOFAA
MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGIES (E.G.,
(E.G.,
REMOTE LANDSLIDE
REMOTESENSING;
SENSING;SENSORS
SENSORSIN
IN LANDSLIDE
LOCAL
LOCALSLIDES)
SLIDES) ••MAPS
MAPSFOR
FORZONING
ZONING
••WARNING
WARNINGSYSTEMS
SYSTEMS ••DISASTER
DISASTERSCENARIOS
SCENARIOS
••HAZARDS
HAZARDS AND
ANDRISK
RISKASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
MODELS
MODELS
RISK
RISK REDUCTION
REDUCTION STRATEGIES
STRATEGIES FOR
FOR
LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES

••PURPOSE
PURPOSE ••TECHNIQUE
TECHNIQUE
••PREVENTION
PREVENTION ••RETAINING
RETAINING WALLS
WALLS
••IDENTIFICATION
IDENTIFICATION OF
OF (LOCAL
(LOCAL SCALE)
SCALE)
SPECIFIC
SPECIFIC RISKS
RISKS ••USE
USE OF
OF SITE-SPECIFIC
SITE-SPECIFIC
••IDENTIFICATION
IDENTIFICATION OF
OF DATA
DATA FOR
FOR
LANDSLIDE
LANDSLIDE POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL REMEDIATION
REMEDIATION
AFTER
AFTER STORMS
STORMS OROR ••USE
USE OF
OF REMOTE
REMOTE
EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES SENSING
SENSING FOR
FOR
WARNING
WARNING

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