Some 67 houses were destroyed, killing 9, injuring about 60 and making around 600 people homeless.
It is estimated that three to four million cubic meters of soil were involved in the slide and further would not have fertility to grow crops.
[1] The slide was caused by heavy rain and an unstable slope.
[3][4] After the slide it was concluded that many areas were built without a proper prior geotechnical investigation.
It was decided to chart up the stability of built-up areas of municipalities.