Land slide

The movement of a mass of rock, debris, sand or earth down to a slope is called land slide. Land slides are caused by either natural or man made reasons. Man made reasons are:

1. Deforestation
2. Blasting and mining
3. Earth work
4. Agriculture or forestry activities ( logging )
5. Urbanization which change the amount of water infiltrating the soil

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