Land Slide

Land slide is defined as "the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope." The term encompasses events such as rock falls, topples, slides, spreads, and flows, such as debris flows commonly referred to as mudflows or mudslides. Land slides can be initiated by rainfall, earthquakes, volcanic activity, changes in groundwater, disturbance and change of a slope by man-made construction activities, or any combination of these factors. source: USGS

Fiji declares 15 day state of disaster

3 Feb 2012, UNISDR

'These types of events are likely to continue to occur. ...In the interim, improved preparedness and early warning, two important elements of disaster risk reduction, will have to remain important and urgent priorities,' notes Angelika Planitz, UNISDR’s Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Pacific...