1 1 people were killed by the landslide in west Java, Indonesia. How to prevent landslides?

Landslides usually occur in places with steep slopes and loose soil, and there are several natural and man-made reasons. Generally, there are some signs before landslides. If we can find the warning given by nature in time, we can avoid casualties and property losses to the maximum extent.

Before the landslide, we can actually get some information from nature. For example, there may be some cracks in the middle and front of the hillside, or the original cracks may become bigger and wider. At the slope angle of some slopes, you will find that some places will arch upwards, even those houses originally built on the hillside have cracks instead of cracks, and even some road signs such as telephone poles built on the hillside have also tilted. Similarly, any abnormal situation may mark the occurrence of accidents, such as the sudden resurrection of the original dry spring, or the sudden drying of the spring that has been flowing, or you suddenly smell some abnormal smells, hear some abnormal sounds, and even find that animals in the mountains have abnormal behaviors, such as abnormal anxiety, or escape from their own places.

So when these reasons appear, we should pay special attention, which often indicates that some accidents may occur. At this time, if you can evacuate, you can't do some protective work. For example, you can report to the government quickly, let the government take measures to strengthen the mountain, or evacuate quickly with all the property.

If there is a landslide, we must learn some escape items. For example, when we escape, we must not run in the direction of the landslide. It is best to choose the direction perpendicular to the landslide, because at this time, you can avoid being caught in the torrent to the greatest extent. At the same time, when we escape, we can choose some hard objects to block in front of us. When we evacuate, we must also evacuate from the steep hillside and try to run to a flat place, especially at this time, because you don't know.

This also means that we should pay special attention to site selection when building the base. Before construction, it is necessary to predict the soil quality of the hillside here to see if they can bear the load and how their soil quality is. If the soil is loose and very vulnerable to impact, try not to choose this place to build factories and foundations.