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  2. Landslide - Wikipedia

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    A slide is the movement of a body of material that generally remains intact while moving over one or several inclined surfaces or thin layers of material (also called shear zones) in which large deformations are concentrated. Slides are also sub-classified by the form of the surface(s) or shear zone(s) on which movement happens.

  3. Wikipedia : WikiProject Disaster management

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    Here are some article-related tasks you can do to improve coverage of disaster management topics on Wikipedia: Improve: Random Hacks of Kindness, Ramstein airshow disaster, Emergency management, Canal Hotel bombing, Threat of the Dnieper reservoirs, I-35W Mississippi River bridge, Boys in Red Tragedy

  4. Emergency management - Wikipedia

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    A mobile emergency operations center, in this case operated by the Air National Guard. Emergency management (also disaster management) is a science and a system charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. [1]

  5. Disaster preparedness (cultural property) - Wikipedia

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    Training is an important part of a disaster preparedness plan, to ensure that staff are familiar with the contents of the plan and understand how to effectively carry out the established protocols. A variety of templates and guides have been published to assist cultural organisations prepare for disasters:

  6. 2014 Hiroshima landslides - Wikipedia

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    The rain triggered 166 slope failures which included 107 debris flows and 59 shallow slides. [2] The landslides hit residential areas including Kabe, Asakita Ward, Yagi, Yamamoto, Midorii, and Asaminami Ward. [3] Of these areas, the Asakita and Asaminami Wards in Northern Hiroshima were hit the hardest. [2]

  7. 2022 Batang Kali landslide - Wikipedia

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    The disaster led to a suspension of all outdoor recreational activities in Batang Kali, and the temporary closing of all picnic and camping spots throughout Selangor. It was described as the worst landslide in Malaysia in 2022, [ 3 ] as well as the second deadliest disaster in Malaysian history after the collapse of Highland Towers in 1993 ...

  8. 1998 Malpa landslide - Wikipedia

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    The Malpa landslide was one of the worst landslides in India.On 18 August 1998 at 3.00 a.m., massive landslide wiped away the entire village of Malpa in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, then in Uttar Pradesh in Kali Valley of Higher Kumaon division of the Himalayas.

  9. Disaster management in India - Wikipedia

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    Disaster management in India — policies, laws, routines, and courses-of-action to aid in the conservation and recovery of lives and property during a natural or man-made disaster. Disaster management plans are multi-layered, and are planned to address issues such as floods, hurricanes/cyclones, fire, mass failure of utilities (blackouts) and ...