Most famous and deadliest Landslides
The Gansu Kansu China Landslide and Earthquake of 1920
This landslides was triggered by an earthquake but it was no enough to greatly effect the people directly. The earthquake caused the steep mountain in the region to vibrate and eventually caused a humongous landslide which lead to the deaths of over 180,000 people who were living in villages near the bottom of the mountain.
The Kait Landslide
This landslide occurred in the region of Kait in Tajikistan, at that time a part of the Soviet Union. Like many landslides it was triggered by a an earthquake , but the landslide itself proved to be lethal. It took the lives of over 28,000 people and buried 33 villages.
The Chiavenna Valley Landslide
This landslide happen in Italy on September 4th in 1618. About 2,420 people died from two separate villages.
The Mount St. Helens Eruption
The Mount St. Helens Eruption was one of the largest ever recorded volcanic eruption but it is also one of the largest recorded landslides. The landslide happen extremely fast and the land moved at approximately 177 to 249 km/h. All the water in a lake under the volcano was temporarily displaced by the landslide. The entire disaster including the eruption only had 57 deaths but it had $1.1 billion lost in property.
This landslides was triggered by an earthquake but it was no enough to greatly effect the people directly. The earthquake caused the steep mountain in the region to vibrate and eventually caused a humongous landslide which lead to the deaths of over 180,000 people who were living in villages near the bottom of the mountain.
The Kait Landslide
This landslide occurred in the region of Kait in Tajikistan, at that time a part of the Soviet Union. Like many landslides it was triggered by a an earthquake , but the landslide itself proved to be lethal. It took the lives of over 28,000 people and buried 33 villages.
The Chiavenna Valley Landslide
This landslide happen in Italy on September 4th in 1618. About 2,420 people died from two separate villages.
The Mount St. Helens Eruption
The Mount St. Helens Eruption was one of the largest ever recorded volcanic eruption but it is also one of the largest recorded landslides. The landslide happen extremely fast and the land moved at approximately 177 to 249 km/h. All the water in a lake under the volcano was temporarily displaced by the landslide. The entire disaster including the eruption only had 57 deaths but it had $1.1 billion lost in property.
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