5 December 2008
November 2008 fatal landslide maps
Posted by Dave Petley
So here are the scores on the doors for fatal landslides in 2008. First the statistics:
Number of fatal landslides: 48
Number of fatalities: 396.
This is the map of the fatal landslides themselves (click on the map for a better view):
As is normal for this time of year the spatial dsitribution is quite scattered, with slides occurring in SE. Asia, S. Asia and C./S. America. This year there has been a particular focus in Colombia and in Brazil – in fact the map does not really show that there were multiple landslides in a small area (Santa Catarina) in S. Brazil that have resulted in >100 fatalities.
This is the map for the year to date:
Note the line of landslides running from NNE to SSW in China. Does it remind you of the aftershock map for the Wenchuan earthquake?
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
Haven’t you check out the big landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa in KL that happened on 6th Dec? Check http://thestar.com.my/
Hello, do you have information regarding landslides in Guatemala during November 2008? If you do, please send me an email at [email protected]. I believe a mother I know may have been killed. I tried searching your blog but couldn’t find the entry that came up during a Google search. Thank you.