{"id":5551,"date":"2020-12-02T23:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T23:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5551"},"modified":"2020-12-03T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T00:00:14","slug":"before-during-and-after-landslides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/before-during-and-after-landslides\/","title":{"rendered":"Before, during, and after landslides"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5551\" class=\"elementor elementor-5551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8105c3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8105c3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8db4437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landslides and Mudslides<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61959bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"61959bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-landslides-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5592 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-landslides-and-mudflows\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What are landslides and mudflows?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5591 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-landslides-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do landslides form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5590 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Causes of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5589 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5588 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslide-prone-areas\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Landslide prone areas<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5587 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5586 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslides-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Landslides factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5585 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/before-during-and-after-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Before, during, and after landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3fee0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee3fee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element elementor-element-9ec5975\" data-id=\"9ec5975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a20eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a20eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before, during, and after landslides<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfe3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bfe3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A general understanding of landslides, the conditions in which they occur, and how they happen is the first step to ensuring that you and your family are safer from the danger they present.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Before a landslide or mudslide:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Be aware of your environment. If you travel or are on vacation somewhere, look around and make sure you understand where the threat may be. Look out for slopes and tricky landscapes. Contact your local authorities and tell them about your observations.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When you drive around hills or mountains, keep your eyes and ears open for signs of debris falling. Plan communications with your family so that you know where they are and what you will do in an event of a landslide. Have an emergency kit in a safe and reliable place. Talk to neighbors and discuss an escape plan. If possible, evacuate before it happens.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>During a landslide:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Landslides and mudslides happen very fast, and there may be very little time to act. Move away quickly from the path of the mudflow or landslide to another location. Do not try to stay close and take photographs. Landslide debris moves from uphill to downhill, therefore avoid low-lying areas or valleys. If there is a way to sound an alarm, do so.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Listen and look out for signs of further flows in that area, as the flowing debris often knocks against surrounding slopes and sets off new flows.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>After a landslide:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stay away from the location until the emergency workers and the experts confirm that it is safe to go back. Look out for loose wires, broken utility lines, and hanging objects, as they may be hazards. Report them to your rescue officials. Get in touch with emergency officials or listen to the radio or TV on what to do.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f2847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f2847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading sources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80427f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b80427f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries\nhttp:\/\/www.oregongeology.org\/sub\/DERT\/LandslideExamples.pdf\n2. Be Prepared California, Landslides and Mudslides, http:\/\/www.bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov\/BeInformed\/NaturalDisasters\/Pages\/LandslidesandMudslides.aspx\n3. Landslide and Debris Flow (Mudslide), Produced by the National Disaster Education Coalition: American Red Cross, FEMA, IAEM, IBHS, NFPA, NWS, USDA\/ CSREES, and USGS, http:\/\/www.disastersrus.org\/mydisasters\/talking\/landslide.pdf\n4. Landslide Types and Processes, USGS, https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/fs\/2004\/3072\/FS2004-3072.pdf\n5. Landslides and Mudslides, https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/disasters\/landslides.html\n6. What causes Landslides? 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