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• While it is too early for official confirmation, estimates place the death toll between 690 and 2,000 people, with thousands more missing.
• That only a few bodies have been recovered serves as a tragic reminder of the destructive power of these events.
• What causes these devastating events and why are they so sudden and unpredictable?

What causes landslides?

• Depending on where the slope fails, the material sliding down can be just a few cubic metres or a few
  million cubic metres in volume.
• This is why PNG is so prone to landslides, as it sits on an active fault and is subjected to heavy rainfalls.
• Another adverse effect of water is erosion: the constant action of waves undercuts coastal slopes, causing them to fail.
• For example, deforestation has a negative impact on slope stability, as tree roots naturally reinforce the ground and drain water out.

Why can’t we predict landslides?

• The Enga landslide and the thousands of deadly and costly landslides occurring every year worldwide suggest so.
• You would need a prediction for earthquakes and rainfall, in addition to a perfect knowledge of the slope-forming geomaterial.
• This is an inevitable source of uncertainty when trying to predict how much material might slip.
• Unfortunately, all the money in the world can’t buy accurate landslide predictions – especially in remote parts of the world.

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