Question

Which among the following is the most recent landslide incident in India?
A) Amboori Landslide
B) Kedarnath landslide
C) Malin landslide
D) Mumbai landslide

Answer 1

Hint: The term landslide (or, less commonly, landslip) refers to a variety of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows that can cause mass wasting.

Complete answer:
A landslide struck the village of Malin in the Ambegaon taluka of the Pune district in Maharashtra, India, on July 30, 2014. The landslide, which occurred early in the morning while inhabitants were sleeping, was believed to be caused by a burst of heavy rainfall, and at least 151 people were killed.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Amboori landslide: This option is incorrect because on November 1, 2001, the Amboori landslide, one of Kerala's greatest natural catastrophes, killed 38 people and exposed the hilly state's vulnerability to such calamities. It is not the latest landslide out of the given options.

B) Kedarnath landslide: This option is incorrect because it is not the latest landslide in the above-given options. A landslide happened near the Kedarnath Temple on June 16, 2013, at approximately 7:30 p.m., with heavy thunder, followed by the gushing of massive amounts of water from Chorabari Tal or Gandhi Tal down Mandakini River at roughly 8:30 p.m., which wiped away everything in its path.

C) Malin landslide: This is the correct option. Malin landslide took place on 30 July 2014. A bus driver passing through the area first spotted the landslide when he discovered the village had been engulfed in mud and earth. In addition to the deaths, more than 160 persons, possibly as many as 200, were reported to have been buried in 44 distinct houses by the landslide. Rains continued to fall after the avalanche, complicating rescue attempts.

D) Mumbai landslide: This option is incorrect because a landslide struck Mumbai on July 12, 2000. Land erosion produced the landslide, which occurred as a result of torrential rainfall and subsequent flooding that coincided with a high tide in the Arabian Sea. This landslide is not the latest out of the above-given options.

Thus, the correct answer is Option C) Malin landslide.

Note: Rainfall, snowmelt, changes in water level, stream erosion, changes in groundwater, earthquakes, volcanic activity, disturbance by human activities, or any combination of these variables can cause landslides in slopes already on the verge of moving. Underwater landslides can be caused by earthquake shaking and other sources. Submarine landslides are the name for these types of landslides.