tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17602911.post7516623729599808682..comments2023-10-25T14:07:24.604+08:00Comments on William Ting: Landslide in Miri - before and afterWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18396044771460580089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17602911.post-66553264903822624302009-02-13T22:57:00.000+08:002009-02-13T22:57:00.000+08:00Anonymous,Not in this particular case. That hill h...Anonymous,<BR/>Not in this particular case. That hill hardly has big tree. That hill has a history of landslides due to poor soil formation. I think sarawakiana has a point. People excavate soil without using their brain and don't care about consequences.<BR/>I personally think that landslide in many other places were due to poor knowledge of soil retention, support, greed and "short-cut".Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396044771460580089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17602911.post-28356996393538863692009-02-13T22:45:00.000+08:002009-02-13T22:45:00.000+08:00Aren't the landslides in your country being caused...Aren't the landslides in your country being caused by loggin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17602911.post-1597348472388062262009-02-13T22:33:00.000+08:002009-02-13T22:33:00.000+08:00Don't forget that many people in Miri had once (qu...Don't forget that many people in Miri had once (quite often at that) been seen stealing soil from the foot of Canada Hill....their excavation although small must have been the initial stages which slowly led to erosion and then soil creep and then the huge mud slide.I Am Sarawakianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200800879915444217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17602911.post-875942639175601082009-02-13T10:49:00.000+08:002009-02-13T10:49:00.000+08:00Ian, you are absolutely correct. We knew about thi...Ian, you are absolutely correct. We knew about this all the time. There are more sad news ... another "erosion" to a road going up the hill is apparently caused by irresponsible removal of soil. I need to take some pictures to confirm it.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396044771460580089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17602911.post-86763785189399559892009-02-13T09:49:00.000+08:002009-02-13T09:49:00.000+08:00The thing that irks me the most is that they have ...The thing that irks me the most is that they have to get a team from KL when there are so many geologists in Miri from a certain company!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com