Prevention and

Mitigation Mass
Movement
Prevention
The first strategy in prevention and mitigation is the use of the
susceptibility maps provided by the MGB
• Building structures should be avoided in the steep slopes and
mountainous areas slopes which exceed 30 to 40 degrees on a hillside
• areas with a lot of loose debris
• slopes with fine-grained soil
• areas where a large amount of rainfall
• Relocation and evacuation should be made if there are any structures
identified as unsafe for the risk.
Mitigation

• There are solutions that can mitigate the effects of landslides, like:
• 1.When there is a slope with a heavy structure on top adding weight to the lower part is
called a buttress, this helps the slide resist movement in other words it can stop the slope
from moving.
• 2. Another way to mitigate the effects of landslides is to use shotcrete, shotcrete is a
cement mixture used to restrict water and slow down weathering.
• 3.Rock net, rock fence, or rock ditch can be used to prevent falling rocks from reaching
highways
• 4.An artificial method is to drill holes slightly upward into the slope and insert perforated
pipes, doing this causes the water to drain into the pipes and trickle out onto the surface.
• 5.Rocks with many fractures can be strengthened by drilling rock bolts and rock anchors
Landslide Preparedness

• -It is important to know what the warnings are and how we can
prepare for what is to come
Warnings signs of a possible
landslide
• 1.In dry lands, apperance of springs and seeps or saturated grounds
• 2.Existence of new cracks or unusual bulges on the street pavements
and sidewalks and depression in the road beds
• 3.Leaning telephone lines, poles and retaining walls and fences
• 4.Utilities which are coursed underground, such as water, may also be
broken
• 5.Look at doors and windows to see if the frames are out of plumb.
• 6.Unusual cracking from trees, or a faint sounds or rocks rolling that
increases intensity.
What to do before a landslide?
• Knowing the area or history of the place you are residing in to give
you information about the possible hazards that might occur.
• Household utilities such as gas and water lines should be flexible and
resistant to breakage.
• fortify your home by adding deflection walls to divert flow of debris in
the event of a landslide so it flows around your structure.
What to do during a landslide?
• Make sure to update yourself with broadcast from the TV or the radio,
be alert and stay awake.
• If there is a call for evacuation, evacuate immediately.
• Stay out of the way of the landslide and observe changes around you,
like the amount of water or mud flow or ,sounds of trees breaking,
sound or rocks falling.
• If you suspect that a possible landslide may occur prior to your
observations report to the authorities.
What to do after a landslide?
• Stay away from where the landslides have happened as there still might
be rocks falling.
• Continue to update yourself by listening to the news or broadcast on TV
and radio and watch out for flooding.
• If you are trained in doing emergency response, provide help to who
are in need and inform the search-and-rescue teams.
• Look out for broken utility lines and roadways and report these said
incidents to the authorities so that they can repair the damage.
• Also take note that erosion caused by loss of ground cover can lead to
flash floods and additional landslides in the future.