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If someone needs immediate help with landslide aftermath, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Landslide has stopped and area needs assessment.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Stay off slide area. Report missing people. Wait for rescuers.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fresh mud over roads and homes with steep scar on hillside.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — New streams or ponds where none existed before.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Slide zones remain unstable for days — rain triggers secondary slides.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blocked streams can burst and flood areas below.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Establish safe perimeter away from slide toe and edges.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Account for household and neighbors from safe distance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Provide rescuers exact addresses where people were last seen.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not use heavy equipment on debris without guidance.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep area clear for professionals. Report locations only.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 with GPS or landmark location of buried victims.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report blocked rivers that may cause downstream flooding.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Search and rescue teams use dogs and sensors — keep area quiet when requested.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT walk on slide debris — it may re-fluidize.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT enter partially buried structures.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Once a landslide stops the area is stable
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Secondary slides and flooding from blocked streams remain deadly for days.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Killed by follow-on slide or sudden water release.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Aftershock
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The ground shakes again after the main earthquake.
Avalanche warning
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
Buried in avalanche
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
Compound disaster
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple disasters overlap — e.g. earthquake and tsunami, cyclone and flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Survivors extracted need hospital care for crush and hypothermia.