80
6 A Close Look of the Gravity Erosion …
Table 6.1
Catastrophic landslides on the Loess Plateau since 1980s
Location
Reference
Occurrence date
Triggering factor
Volume (10 3
m 3
) Death toll Direct economic loss
(10 6
Yuan RMB)
Zhongcun Town,
Shanyang County,
Shaanxi Province
CGEIS (2016)
August 12, 2015
Mining and rainfall
1680.0
65
–
Tuban Town, Lvliang
City, Shanxi Province
*
May 19, 2015
Excavation
5.0
7
–
Houwa, Lvliang City,
Shanxi Province
*
July 15, 2013
Rainfall and
excavation
5.6
4
–
Zhangjiazui Village,
Zhongyang County,
Shanxi Province
CGEIS (2016)
November 16, 2009 Rainfall and snow
25.0
23
0.2
Eryang Gully, Min
County, Gansu
Province
Guo et al. (2014) and
CGEIS (2016)
May 10, 2012
Rainfall
2100.0
9
130
Shijiadao Village,
Xi’an City, Shaanxi
Province
CGEIS (2016)
September 17, 2011 Slope cutting and
rainfall
240.0
32
52
Jialing River,
Nveyang County,
Shaanxi Province
CGEIS (2016)
July 5, 2011
Earthquake and
rainfall
5.0
18
10
Baiyuli Village, Dai
County, Shanxi
Province
CGEIS (2016)
June 26, 2011
Rainfall and
mining
52.2
9
–
Saerta Square, Dong
County, Gansu
Province
CGEIS (2016)
March 2, 2011
Freeze-thaw
180.0
0
443
(continued)