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Landslide
A landslide is the movement
of rock, debris or earth down                                 During a landslide:
                                                              + Tune into your local radio station and heed
a slope.                                                         warnings and advice.
                                                              + If it is safe to do so, leave the area and go
Landslides result from the failure of the materials
                                                                 quickly to your agreed safer location.
which make up the hill slope and are driven by the
force of gravity. Landslides are known also as landslips,     + Advise neighbours and emergency services of
slumps or slope failure.                                         the slip threat.
Landslides can be caused by earthquakes or volcanic           + If you cannot leave, move to a second storey
activity, but in Queensland, they’re generally caused by         if there is one. Otherwise curl into a tight ball
heavy rain.                                                      and protect your head.
The rain saturates the soil on a hillside—often where         + Follow any instructions from
there has been human activity (e.g. construction                 emergency services.
where trees and plants have been removed), past the
point where any remaining vegetation can support
the soil’s weight against the force of gravity. The top
saturated layer of soil then slips down the hill—taking
whatever is on the land with it.
                                                              AFTER A LANDSLIDE:
                                                              + Tune into your local radio station and heed
Be aware of the area you live in — is it close to a              warnings and advice.
hillslope, cliff or steep rocky area? Is there a history of
landslides? If you live in such an area and there has         + Stay away from the slip area - there may be
been a period of heavy rain, you may be at risk of a             danger of additional slips.
landslide. Make sure your household Emergency Plan            + Watch for flooding, which may occur after a
includes this hazard.                                            landslide or debris flow.
You may notice changes in the yard or house such as:          + Check for injured and trapped people near the
+ Leaning trees, slumping earth, movement in fences              slip and alert emergency services.
  or trees, cracks in paths.                                  + Look for and report broken utility lines,
+ Outside walls start to pull away from the                     damaged roads to the appropriate
   building, new cracks appear in plaster, tile, brick           organisations.
   or foundations, doors or windows stick for the
   first time.
+ You may hear a rumbling sound which increases as
  the landslip nears. A trickle of falling mud or debris
  may precede a larger slip.
+ Emergency services may have little or no warning
  of a landslide.




38 Noosa Council                                                                        Emergency Action Guide

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