August 2017 Global Roundup of Mud and Land Slides

Post date: Aug 29, 2017 10:03:56 PM

• Sierra Leone, especially Freetown; rain is blamed for the onset of much of the mudslides
• Italy - "...mudslide near the ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo..." northern Italy. Reported on August 7th, 2017. [Source: http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/07/storms-and-floods-follow-heatwave-in-parts-of-europe-and-russia]
• Val Bondasca region in or near Swiss Alps Switzerland, near Italy. Event reported August 24th 2017 [Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/switzerland-landslide-in-swiss-alps-bondo]