Wednesday 10 January 2018

Landslide kills man on Lombok Island, Indonesia.

A man has died after being caught in a landslide on Lombok Island in Indonesia on Wednesday 10 January 2017. Amaq Riki, 35, was travelling in a car with two friends near Pelawangan in the Sembalun Subdistrict at about 6.30 am, when they encountered a previous landslip. They were stopped at the site when they were hit by a second event.

A team clearing a road after a landslide near Pelawangan, Lombok, on 10 January 2017. NTB Disaster Mitigation.

The event happened after heavy rainfall in the area. Landslides are a common problem after severe weather events, as excess pore water pressure can overcome cohesion in soil and sediments, allowing them to flow like liquids. Approximately 90% of all landslides are caused by heavy rainfall. Lombok has a tropical climate with rainy and dry seasons. The rainy season lasts from October to April with November being the wettest month, but January still often receiving around a 100 mm of rainfall.

See also...

http://sciencythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/magnitude-65-earthquake-beneath-west.htmlhttp://sciencythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/flights-to-and-from-bali-cancelled.html
http://sciencythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/magnitude-54-earthquake-beneath-west.htmlhttp://sciencythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/landslide-kills-four-in-west-java.html
http://sciencythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/thousands-evacuated-from-area-around.htmlhttp://sciencythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/magnitude-55-earthquake-beneath.html
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