Devastating Landslides / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

When vast amounts of rock, earth and mud pour downhill, landslides destroy whole towns and villages. In 1968, 20,000 people lost their lives in Peru as the side of a mountain broke free; and in 1985, a massive mudslide triggered by a volcano in Columbia claimed at least 23,000 victims. More than 30,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
World's worst disasters.
Corporate Authors: BBC Worldwide Ltd (Production company)
Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2008]
Series:Films on Demand.
World's worst disasters.
Subjects:
Landslides.
Volcanoes > Peru.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (46 min., 35 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
When vast amounts of rock, earth and mud pour downhill, landslides destroy whole towns and villages. In 1968, 20,000 people lost their lives in Peru as the side of a mountain broke free; and in 1985, a massive mudslide triggered by a volcano in Columbia claimed at least 23,000 victims. More than 30,000 people were killed when a strip of Venezuelan coastline was devastated by a 50-foot-high tide of mud and rock. Landslides are less frequent in Europe, but in 1966, a coal slag heap in south Wales suddenly gave way and engulfed the village of Aberfan, killing more than 100 children. This film examines geological, development, and climate factors contributing to landslides and explains why little can be done to prevent them.
Note:Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 01, 2015.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, November 04, 2015).