25 September 2009
First images from a visit to the Shiaolin landslide
Posted by dr-dave
Today, with two colleagues, I have visited the site of the Shiaolin landslide in Taiwan, which killed about 500 people on 8th August. I will write a longer analysis soon (we are due to go back tomorrow), but for now I will just provide a before and after image.
Before:
After (the village was at the foot of the slope):
And this is the aftermath of the flood caused by the collapse of the landslide dam:
Dave Petley is the Wilson Professor of Hazard and Risk in the Department of Geography at Durham University in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
Callan Bentley said on 25 September 2009
Wow.
Leo said on 26 September 2009
the nature strong!