The October 13, 2020, deadly rapid landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Phong Dien, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam

• Published in: Landslides Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 2329 - 2333
• Main Authors: Van Tien, Pham, Trinh, Phan Trong, Luong, Le Hong, Nhat, Le Minh, Duc, Dao Minh, Hieu, Tran Trung, Cuong, Tran Quoc, Nhan, Tran Thanh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-06-2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Civil Engineering; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geography; Heavy rainfall; Landslide News; Landslides; Landslides & mudslides; Natural Hazards; Rain; Rainfall; Vietnam
• ISSN: 1612-510X; 1612-5118
• DOI: 10.1007/s10346-021-01663-z

At about 12:00 a.m., on October 13, 2020, a rapid rotational landslide induced by rainfall swept over Ranger Station-7 in Phong Xuan commune, Phong Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam, claiming the lives of 13 rescue team members. This paper presents an overview of the fatal landslide at Ranger Station-7. The analysis indicates that the entire landslide had a volume of approximately 81,550 m
3
. The observed topographical features indicate that the landslide mass consists of lower and upper blocks. The lower block of the landslide mass started sliding first; the movement was then followed by the slide of the upper block.