Check for Signs of Landslides in Your Neighbourhood
Source: http://epsmg.jkr.gov.my/images/4/46/FaJKR_Star.pdf
Keep a close watch on the slopes in your neighbourhood. If you see early warning signs of landslides, please report to the Local Authority or the Public Works Department. This will enable them to inspect the site and to take appropriate measures if necessary.
Bulging ground appears at the base of a slope or retaining wall.
Water breaks through the ground surface in new location near a slope.
Water appears at the base of a slope.
Fences, retaining walls, utility poles, or trees tilt or move.
Cracks appear on the slope.
Water pipes break.
Cracks appear on the ground or in the foundation of houses, buildings and other structures.
Structures on slopes moving away from their original position.
Doors or windows stick or jam for the first time.
Bulging around appears at the base of a slope or retaining wall.
Sunken or down-dropped road beds.
Slowly developing, widening cracks appear on the ground or on paved areas.
Land movement and small slides.
Outside walls, walkways, or stairs begin pulling away from the building.
Preparing for a Landslide Emergency
Source: http://slopes.jkr.gov.my/images/bkc_dokumen/brochure/emergency_preparedness/emergency.pdf
- Develop an evacuation plan
You should know where to go if you have to leave your home. Consider the opening of alternative access roads to avoid getting cut off from supplies and medical care.
- Learn about emergency response and discuss with your family members.
- Prepare a grab bag
Personal grab bag
- Non-perishable food
- Drinking water
- Identification
- Soap & personal hygiene items
- A change of clothes
- Personal medication
- Cell phone and charger
Family grab bag- Water for cooking & bathing (8L/person)
- First aid kit
- Torchlight (with extra batteries)
- Whistles to signal for help
- Wrench or pliers to turn off facilities
- Items for unique family needs (elderly, children, disabled)
- Books, games to keep kids occupied at shelters
- Watch for changes in how rainwater flows on slopes near your home
Watch the hillsides around your home for any signs of land movement, such as small landslips, or ponding of water on slope surfaces. Noticing small changes could alert you to an increased threat of landslides.
- Inform affected neighbours
Your neighbours may not be aware that a landslide is about to happen or is happening. Inform them quickly, and help those who may need assistance to evacuate.
- Leave
Getting out of the path of a landslide is your best protection. If it is at all possible, run across the path of the landslide rather than away from it on its path. If you are trapped inside your house, go upstairs rather than staying on the ground floor. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the ground floor gets destroyed first as the house is swept away in the watery run-off of a landslide.
- Roll yourself into a ball under a strong object
If you are actually in a landslide, go under a strong object in a fontal position.
- Stay away from the slide area
There may be the danger of additional slides. Listen carefully for cracking sounds from trees or debris falling down the scar surface of the slope.
- Check for injured and trapped persons near the slide
Direct rescuers to their location. But remember that the window of the time for survival i generally estimated at two hours.
- Watch for flooding
Floods sometimes follow landslides and debris flows. Make sure that you don't stand near live broken electricity cables in pools of water.
- Listen to local stations on a portable or television for the latest emergency information
- Look for and report broken utility lines to the appropriate authorities
Reporting potential hazards will get the utilities turned off as quickly as possible, preventing further hazard and injury.
- Help people who require specific assistance
Infants, elderly people, those without transportation, people with disabilities and large families who may need additional help in an emergency situation. Take them to a relief or operations centre where they can be cared for.
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