Happening now?
A rain-soaked hillside above a highland road, a slipped slope covered with a blue tarp and cones at the roadside

Landslide

Hillsides after heavy rainRumbling near a slope? Leave now, sideways.

RIGHT NOW.

  1. 1Rumbling or cracking near a slope: leave now.
  2. 2Move sideways out of its path, not downhill.
  3. 3Stay away after. More slides often follow.
Call 999 Other emergencies

BEFORE. DURING. AFTER.

Landslide

Hillsides after heavy rain

Before

  • Living near a slope or retaining wall? Watch for new cracks in walls or ground, tilting trees or poles, and muddy water seeping from the hill.
  • Report signs to the local council. Highland Towers and Batang Kali both began as warning signs.

During

  • Rumbling, cracking or a sudden change in stream water: leave immediately.
  • Move sideways, out of the slide’s path, not straight downhill.

After

  • Stay away. More slides often follow the first.
  • Report trapped people to 999; don’t dig on an unstable slope yourself.

GO DEEPER.

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