Two very interesting galleries of recent landslides

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

Guatemala landslide update: 33 killed and up to 70 people reported missing

A short update on the Guatemala landslide, which is looking like a dreadful tragedy.

Diaro de Centro America has published this dramatic image of the site:


Meanwhile Prensa Libre is reporting that the number of people killed is now known to be 33, with more people still missing. Telediaro suggests that the number missing may be as high as 70 people! Landslides are continuing to hamper the rescue operations.