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Landslide In Thredbo Case Study

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1997 New South Wales Landslide

The landslide happened on 1997, July 30 in Thredbo, NSW at a village and ski resort late at night when most residents were in bed. Approximately 1000 tonnes of mud, rock and tress had fallen for a hill side of Alpine Way road which leads to a small ski town. The landslide had happened by pressure from really heavy rain, snow that has melted and transported weathered material. 2000 square metres of liquefied soil with a water flow of 1.7 litres per second took barely a few seconds to move 250 metres

The landslide in Thredbo killed 18 people. There was only one survivor that was saved three days after the tragic happened. His name was Stuart Diver. He was buried beneath layers of concrete slabs, liquefied soil

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