One year ago in Logan, Utah, a landslide caused a portion of an irrigation canal to fail, resulting in a secondary mudslide. A mother and two children were killed in the slope failure. Portions of the landslide area remain relatively untouched one year later as wrongful death lawsuits naming the City of Logan, Utah Department of Transportation, Utah State University are being resolved in court. Negotiations between family members and the private canal company could also end up in court. The City has acquired a number of the affected properties and hopes to turn the area into green space. [Source: The Salt Lake Tribune. Image: Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune]
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Landslide Videos from Brazil
Dr. Dave has posted links to a few scary landslide videos from the recent heavy rains affecting the Santa Catarina province of Brazil. This latest one shows an ambulance being swept off a road by a “small” landslide. The ease with which the vehicle is moved is quite impressive. It didn’t appear that anyone was injured in this particular landslide but I’m sure there might have been some underwear changing involved. Elsewhere in the region people have not been so lucky and there is a heavy death toll. Click through for two videos.