I am now trying to catch up on everything that has been pushed aside by the Attabad landslide saga. Whilst all of this has been going on there have been a number of other substantial landslide events. Two of these have impressive galleries of images available, both of which are worth a look:
1. Tropical Cyclone Agatha in Guatemala
The landfall of Tropical Cyclone Agatha on 29th May triggered extensive landslides over a wide area in that country, killing over 150 people. One of the affected areas was the town of San Antonio Palopo. A group of the expatriates have set up a website appealing for assistance (I have no idea as to the legitimacy of this appeal, but also have no reason to disbelieve them). They have put a gallery of images online here. An example of the images is this:
2. Lanckorona, Poland
Meanwhile, the town of Lanckorona in Poland is being slowly destroyed by a large, slow moving landslide, with terrible consequences for the inhabitants. At the time of writing, a second phase of movements has been reported. There is a couple of decent videos of the town here, but most impressive (and dreadful) is the extensive gallery of images here, including these two:
Both sets of images are worth a look
almost the length of a football field? 20 feet deep? wondering why the international community has done nothing? This is a joke of a lake!
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