Signal: increased landslides
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“Staggering” rains hit the Philippines

by on 22. Mar, 2011 in Uncategorized

Heavy rains hit central and southern parts of the Philippines last week, triggering floods and landslides which killed at least nine people and affected up to 150,000 others. In Tacloban, Leyte, a staggering 397mm of rain fell in the 24 hours to midnight last Thursday. The deluge submerged the city and sparked a landslide which [...]

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Killer landslides more than double in last 7 years

by on 08. Feb, 2011 in Uncategorized

In total [there were] 6,211 deaths in 494 landslide events [in 2010]. This is lower than in some previous years because of the lack of large-scale, landslide-triggering earthquakes. However, in terms of rainfall-induced events this was a bad year. In total I have recorded 83,275 deaths from landslides since September 2002, a devastating total.  It [...]