This blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.The blog is written on a personal basis by Dave Petley, who is the Wilson Professor of Hazard and Risk in the Department of Geography at Durham University in the United Kingdom.
This blog is a personal project that does not seek to represent Durham University.
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Gone fishing...
I am on my holiday from 9th to 28th July, so there will be few posts for the next couple of weeks. Of course, I have absolutely no intention of looking at any landslides while I am in Switzerland, honest guv...
Dear Sir, A major landslide occured near Nenmara, in the Nelliyampathi hills of Kerala, India on 29th July 2008. No casualities, but phenomenaly large blocks of rocks and debris obstructed road traffic resulting in many tourists being stranded uphill and all the links to the hill station cut off for many days to come. I have not yet received the details including rainfall and lat long. I will post it to you as soon as I have them. Hope that you are enjoying your fishing sir. regards Sekhar
2 comments:
Great sign! Have a good trip. No landslides.
Dear Sir,
A major landslide occured near Nenmara, in the Nelliyampathi hills of Kerala, India on 29th July 2008. No casualities, but phenomenaly large blocks of rocks and debris obstructed road traffic resulting in many tourists being stranded uphill and all the links to the hill station cut off for many days to come. I have not yet received the details including rainfall and lat long. I will post it to you as soon as I have them.
Hope that you are enjoying your fishing sir.
regards
Sekhar
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