If you live in an area vulnerable to landslides, consider leaving it.
The two lakes were created when the quake caused landslides that blocked the Qingjiang River in Qingchuan county.
Among their concerns: landslides caused by increased pressure on the surrounding land, a rise in waterborne disease, and a decline in biodiversity.
On July 16th, 2010, Hanzhong and Ankang of Shaanxi Province was stricken by long-lasting heavy storms, which ensued the mega landslides disaster rarely seen in recent history.
Thick layer of bark to make them little by fire, but landslides and strong winds can destroy those inverted tree, the Indians used fallen trees to build canoes or housing.
Heavier rainfall could also cause soil erosion and landslides.
When it rains hard, landslides sweep topsoil down to the sea.
The track is swept away by landslides and waterfalls, and took most of a day for us to negotiate.
The other danger is from underwater landslides just off the coast, said Stephen Mahin, director of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center at UC Berkeley.
The disaster blocked roads in the reserve and caused landslides that made the area difficult for staff to rescue the animals, which are unique to China, the report said.
Some, but not all, of the potential landslides are labeled.
Thanks to the country's mountainous terrain, landslides hampered transportation and rescue efforts.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by several days of heavy rain in Indonesia have killed at least 26 people, officials say.
The landslides that occurred at around midnight were caused by a barrier lake on the Bailong river, which is posing another serious threat to the people in the area.
Reports claimed all roads into the city were blocked by landslides.
Most debris flows originally occur in the form of rainfall-induced landslides before they move into a valley channel.
Hubei, which is also called" the province of thousands of lakes", has experienced six major rainstorms since June, which have triggered floods in more than2,000 rivers, mountain torrents and landslides, causing an economic loss of more than3,800 million yuan, said Liu.
In Gansu province, the death toll was more than 1, 200 after landslides buried buildings and streets in mud.
And the only available land was either high up on the hills above the city, where the views are unrivalled but the risk of landslides ever-present, or low down on the flood plains.
The cause of the moonquakes remains unknown, with one hypothesis holding that landslides in craters cause the vibrations.
The landslide affecting Maierato was one of perhaps 100 landslides in the southern Italian region of Calabria, although most of the landslides reportedly did not affect populated areas.
Pollution, silt and landslides have plagued the reservoir area.
Heavy rains triggered landslides in the Philippines last month, obliterating a village of 1,800 people.
There are landslides in the summer rainy season, but along the local government attaches great importance to the protection of tourism roads, generally can be re opened within a few hours.
But earthquakes, undersea landslides and explosions can generate tsunamis in all of the world's oceans, inland seas and large bodies of water.
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