A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China
This short communication reports on a large landslide with a movement of 2 million m<sup>3</sup> of soil and rock that occurred on 23 July, 2019 in the village of Pingdi, located in the county of Shuicheng, Guizhou Province, China. This landslide resulted in 42 deaths and 9 missing peopl...
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| description | This short communication reports on a large landslide with a movement of 2 million m<sup>3</sup> of soil and rock that occurred on 23 July, 2019 in the village of Pingdi, located in the county of Shuicheng, Guizhou Province, China. This landslide resulted in 42 deaths and 9 missing people. This report describes the preliminary investigation, rescue effort, and possible cause. The total rainfall in the 6 days prior to the landslide was 189.1 mm, which may be held responsible as the major cause. Some recommendations are proposed to reduce human casualties and property losses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34436ad0f6274f6eb6a46b39820e297c2022-12-22T01:08:50ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632019-08-019936810.3390/geosciences9090368geosciences9090368A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, ChinaTao Yan0Shui-Long Shen1An-Nan Zhou2Jun Chen3State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaKey Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (Shantou University), Ministry of Education, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, ChinaCivil and Infrastructure Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Victoria 3001, AustraliaState Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaThis short communication reports on a large landslide with a movement of 2 million m<sup>3</sup> of soil and rock that occurred on 23 July, 2019 in the village of Pingdi, located in the county of Shuicheng, Guizhou Province, China. This landslide resulted in 42 deaths and 9 missing people. This report describes the preliminary investigation, rescue effort, and possible cause. The total rainfall in the 6 days prior to the landslide was 189.1 mm, which may be held responsible as the major cause. Some recommendations are proposed to reduce human casualties and property losses.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/9/368landslidepingdirainfallrecommendations |
| spellingShingle | Tao Yan Shui-Long Shen An-Nan Zhou Jun Chen A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China Geosciences landslide pingdi rainfall recommendations |
| title | A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China |
| title_full | A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China |
| title_fullStr | A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China |
| title_short | A Brief Report of Pingdi Landslide (23 July 2019) in Guizhou Province, China |
| title_sort | brief report of pingdi landslide 23 july 2019 in guizhou province china |
| topic | landslide pingdi rainfall recommendations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/9/368 |
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