Unusually large, 5-km-long landslide hits Colombia
Image credit: Segunda División del Ejército Nacional
An unusually large landslide occurred in the village of El Molino, municipality of Villa Caro, Santander, Colombia on November 10, 2022.
The slide, triggered by prolonged heavy rainfall, claimed the lives of at least 5 people from the same family.
A total of 109 people or 20 families were preventively evacuated, most of them to relatives and friends. However, another 50 families are expected to evacuate.
The slide’s length is estimated at 5 km (3.1 miles).
Dr. Dave Petly of the Landslide Blog1 said the event is quite reminiscent of the December 16, 2017 Villa Santa Lucia landslide in Chile.
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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