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    Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They are common in areas with steep slopes and heavy rainfall. Landslides can be caused by both natural factors like rainfall and earthquakes, as well as human activities that disturb soil like construction. The most common type of landslide is induced by heavy rains, which increase the weight of the land mass until it gives way. Rainfall-induced landslides can develop into debris flows that destroy infrastructure and threaten human life. Major types of landslides include falls, topples, slides, flows, and creeps.

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    Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They are common in areas with steep slopes and heavy rainfall. Landslides can be caused by both natural factors like rainfall and earthquakes, as well as human activities that disturb soil like construction. The most common type of landslide is induced by heavy rains, which increase the weight of the land mass until it gives way. Rainfall-induced landslides can develop into debris flows that destroy infrastructure and threaten human life. Major types of landslides include falls, topples, slides, flows, and creeps.

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    Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They are common in areas with steep slopes and heavy rainfall. Landslides can be caused by both natural factors like rainfall and earthquakes, as well as human activities that disturb soil like construction. The most common type of landslide is induced by heavy rains, which increase the weight of the land mass until it gives way. Rainfall-induced landslides can develop into debris flows that destroy infrastructure and threaten human life. Major types of landslides include falls, topples, slides, flows, and creeps.

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    Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They are common in areas with steep slopes and heavy rainfall. Landslides can be caused by both natural factors like rainfall and earthquakes, as well as human activities that disturb soil like construction. The most common type of landslide is induced by heavy rains, which increase the weight of the land mass until it gives way. Rainfall-induced landslides can develop into debris flows that destroy infrastructure and threaten human life. Major types of landslides include falls, topples, slides, flows, and creeps.

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    LANDSLIDE HAZARDS

    LANDSLIDE
     a landslide is a ground movement on a sloping terrain. It does
    not happen on flat ground because of the angle on the ground,
    gravity induces the land to move downward.
     it is aggravated by rain because water is a natural agent of
    erosion. If rain or any source of water frequently flows down a
    sloping area, the gravitational descent of loosened soil makes
    it possible for a landslide to occur.
     Structures that are built on steep-slope mountains have a high
    vulnerability to landslide hazards, especially during heavy
    rains. Areas with steep slopes, dense populations, and denuded
    terrain are distinguished by high susceptibility to rainfall-
    induced landslide hazards. Long or regular rain may saturate
    the topsoil and the bedrock, weakening the soil base of
    buildings or structures.
     without plants and trees whose roots can absorb water and
    hold the soil together, subsequent rainwater can continue to
    loosen up the soil that anchors the buildings. A heavy
    downpour of rain can quickly destroy these buildings and
    communities giving way to landslides, mudslides, or
    mudflows.
    LANDSLIDE MATERIALS MAY INCLUDE :
     soil
     debris
     rock
     garbage

     The most common landslide we have experienced here in the


    Philippines is the rainfall-induced landslide. This occurs due
    to prolonged or heavy rainfall, increasing the weight of the
    land mass. The minutes to cause a disaster. Rainfall-induced
    landslides can form debris flows when they mix with
    additional water and sediments from their path. It may sweep
    away a whole community in an instant.

    CAUSES OF LANDSLIDE
    A. NATURAL FACTORS
    1. Gravity
    2. heavy and prolonged rainfall
    3. earthquakes
    4. forest fire
    5. volcanoes/volcanic eruption erosion weathering
    B. ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS
    1. destroys everything and anything that comes in their path
    (roads, rail lanes, agricultural production, land area, etc.)
    2. loss of lives (depends on the place and time of occurrence)

    MAJOR TYPES OF LANDSLIDES


    1.
     Falls are abrupt movements of masses of geologic materials,
    such as rocks and boulders, that become detached from steep
    slopes or cliffs. The material then descends largely by falling,
    bouncing, or rolling.

    2.

     Topple involve the forward rotation and movement of a mass


    of rock, earth or debris out of a slope.

    3.

     Slide happens when a section of soil or rock suddenly gives


    way and moves down a slope. The material moves as a single
    mass along a slippery zone. The slippery zone is often made
    up of wet sediment.

    4.
     Flows are landslides that involve the movement of material
    down a slope in the form of a fluid.
    5.

     Creep is the slow downslope movement of material under


    gravity. It is the slowest movement kind of landslide. It
    generally occurs over large areas. It’s just a slow adjustment
    of soil and rocks that is so hard to notice unless you can see
    the effects of the movement. These effects like fence posts
    shifting out of alignment or telephone posts tipping
    downslope.

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