6 June 2009
Illustration of the scale of the Chongqing rockslope failure
Posted by Dave Petley
The landslide at Chongqing is very large – it has an estimated volume of 3.5 million cubic metres. The scale of this is well-illustrated by this image from Suomen Kuvalehti, which shows rescuers walking across the landslide debris:
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.