Therdbo Landslide

A detailed Summary of Therdbo Landslide

It was 11.40pm, on the 30th July 1997, 4 years ago, that it all came tumbling down. Most awoke thinking it was a fighter jet or a small explosion. They went outside to see what was happening and instead of a fighter jet, it was a 100 tonne landslide coming towards two of the lodges. Down a 40-degree slope and into the 4 story Carinya lodge pushing it 100 metres downhill into the Bimbadeen lodge.

This slide had 19 people trapped and killed 18 of those 19, there was one survivor, Stuart Diver, a 21 year old ski instructor. It is believed that his fitness helped him survive the ordeal. He survived 65 hours trapped under 2 metres of cement slabs from the lodges.

A map of Thredbo Village from 1965 clearly showed there had already been a serious landslide in that area. Ms Mc

In conclusion to this assignment I would like to state that the disaster could have been avoided but it is still believed that it was inevitable. It could have been avoided by the builders listening to the rangers and engineers.

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Stuart Diver, , McColl QC, Pty Ltd', Thredbo Rangers, Thredbo Village, rangers engineers, water pipe, fighter jet, slope 4, unstable ground, landslides 20, stuart diver, builders listened, carinya lodge,

Approximate Word count = 530
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: History

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