22 November 2009
Landslide impacts in Turkey
Posted by Dave Petley
The last few days have seen very heavy rain in Turkey, with a number of landslides. ITN has a short clip of home footage showing a large buikding collapsing as it is hit by a landslide:
http://itn.co.uk/9cff433ac9de157976f9b579cbe8c656.html
The distress shown by the man in the foreground – presumably an owner or resident – illustrates graphically the impact of these events on people.
Another slide in Washington State closes SR11:http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/4128664227/