25 September 2009
First images from a visit to the Shiaolin landslide
Posted by Dave Petley
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 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.
Wow.
the nature strong!
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