At right, all that remains of a house destroyed by a landslide in the tiny Swiss village of Gondo. More than two dozen people have died and over 40,000 evacuated from their homes to locations away from the flooding. I haven't yet had time to sort through that stuff to do justice to this event, but hope to get to it soon. Thirteen people died and 24 were injured when a mudslide tore through the center of the town of Senahu, Guatemala, destroying 21 homes in the process. The slide was caused by torrential rains that have drenched the area during the current rainy season.
Similar slides occur every year in Guatemala.
Photo at right shows an air view of the lower portion of the slide, with dozens of rescuers working at its base. Here's coverage from CNN . In Oregon's Tillamook County an upscale subdivision perched on a seacliff above the crashing waves of the Pacific endures the forces of nature and the conflicts of late twentieth century planning and zoning issues. Contact Doug Shakel for suggestions regarding further improvements to this page.