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.

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.
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