Llipi Goldming
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- Created on: 23-04-17 11:57
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- Llipi Goldmining
- Causes
- top soil was loose
- 1 reason = growth of plants
- another reason = locals made top soil loose so soil would run down valley for panning
- created an unstable slope surface, with a steep gradient
- top soil was loose
- 1 reason = growth of plants
- another reason = locals made top soil loose so soil would run down valley for panning
- in 1992, thousands of tonnes of soil fell and killed most of the 1200 population
- top soil was loose
- forests had also been bulldozed to allow gold deposits to be reached
- top soil was loose
- road into Llipi was inaccessible.
- two of 20 aid workings were killed as the truck fell off a cliff
- helicopters were used, but by time of arrival, most of the people had died
- Causes
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