AROUND THE WORLD
Jun 26, 2020
2 minutes
NORWAY
FREAK LANDSLIDE CLAIMS SEVERAL HOMES
Eight buildings – mostly holiday homes – ended up in the ocean when a landslide occurred in Norway’s Alta region. A landslide happens when a hillside of mud and rocks collapses due to gravity. Landslides are triggered by erosion of the soil and rock beneath the surface, and sometimes by earthquakes or volcanoes.
The landslide in Norway was the first to
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