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[–] dukeGR4@monyet.cc 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

still, that's sort of shifting the blame. it's unfortunate that things like that happen but if there were proper containment structures or drainage/engineered slopes it could have been prevented.

There may be existing infrastructure in place? But it only proves that heavy rainfall/climate change could overwhelm what was originally built so the gomen needs to further upgrade these along the way.

[–] katat_in_parliament@monyet.cc 1 points 1 year ago

It's inside someone's farm, so it's a private property and government can't build any structure on it, it's the farm owner's responsibilty for that. Besides, before this incident there's no law governing farm's safety infrastructure regarding campsite.

They launched the investigation to determine whether it's the land clearing activity nearby that caused the landslide