8 August 2010
First video of the Gansu landslides
Posted by Dave Petley
The Chinese State TV company has a new report (in Mandarin) that provides aerial footage of the Gansu landslide site. It is clear from the video that there are in fact two slides. The video is available via the link below (I have removed the embedded video as it played automatically):
The larger of the two slides is shown in this screen capture from the video:
Strangely though neither of these two slides appear to be blocking the valley, as this screen captured image shows:
Does this mean that there is another landslide downstream that is blocking the valley?



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.
The BBC has some pictures up on their web site:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10907437