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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You notice signs that a slope or hillside may slide.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Leave the slope now. Move uphill away from slide path.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — New cracks in ground, tilting trees, or bulging hillside.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sticking doors, new springs, or muddy water in normally clear streams.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Landslides move faster than you can run and bury everything in their path.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heavy rain, earthquakes, and construction can trigger slides on steep slopes.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leave home or road on slope if these signs appear during or after rain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move away from path downhill of the unstable slope.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drive away from slide path — do not stop to photograph.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report location of cracks to local disaster office or 112.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Evacuate slope and report signs. Do not investigate unstable ground.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 or local disaster line with exact location of ground cracks.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Evacuate neighbors especially at night during heavy rain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Authorities may order evacuation of entire slope neighborhoods.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT go closer to inspect cracks on a steep slope.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT shelter at base of cliff or embankment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Small cracks on a hillside are nothing to worry about
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cracks and bulging ground are classic landslide warning signs. Leave immediately.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Buried without warning when slope fails.
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 — Stay out until geotechnical inspection clears the area.