Irshalwadi landslide in Western Ghats of India: Observations from precursory slope movement, rainfall and soil moisture

Nirmala Jain, Priyom Roy, Punit Jalan, Tapas R. Martha, Iswar C. Das
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The Western Ghats of India, a UNESCO world heritage site, is gradually becoming a hotspot for catastrophic landslides. On July 19, 2023, the entire Irshalwadi village in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, was obliterated due to a single catastrophic landslide. Of the 228 residents of the village, the landslide killed 27 people and 57 are still reported to be missing. The landslide occurred on a slope which exhibited no visual precedence of disturbance or creep. However, analysis of potential precursory movements prior to slope failure using the Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) technique reveals active movement near the base of the slope (in order of ∼12 ​mm/y). Sentinel-2 satellite imagery acquired post-event characterises the landslide as a bifurcated debris flow possibly triggered by heavy rainfall in the region. Peak cumulative rainfall, estimated by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), was observed in this region on 17, 18 and July 19, 2023 (∼500) mm and was the highest recorded rainfall in the region during the given period. This caused significant water percolation into the porous basaltic soil, leading to increased soil moisture, as supported by the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) data. The resultant increase in pore pressure caused the slope material to fail and eventually trigger the landslide.
印度西高止山的 Irshalwadi 滑坡:前坡运动、降雨和土壤湿度观测结果
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