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A large deep-seated landslide, triggered by a heavy rainfall, activated early in the morning on May 19, 2010 along the SW slope of Gírová Mt., NE Czech Republic. The landslide occurred within a zone of pre-existing deep-seated gravitational deformation, and it was accompanied with pronounced ground liquefying in the central and lower portion of the sliding mass. The precipitation that triggered the landslide was about 244.6 mm that fell between May 15th and 18th with an average of 61 mm/day. No properties or lives were lost. However, the landslide provided a good case study on triggering factors and process of liquefaction at mountain slopes in the E Czech Republic and adjacent areas.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the excellent skills of our pilot Jaroslav Prchal, who enabled us to take good aerial pictures of the landslide shortly after the activation. Many thanks also belong to Oldřich Krejčí, Pavel Liščák, and Wlodzimierz Margielewski for the data on landslide activation in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland in May and June 2010. Also, an anonymous reviewer must be acknowledged for his fruitful comments which improved the quality of the manuscript and Norman Harland for the English reviewing.
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Baroň, I., Řehánek, T., Vošmik, J. et al. Report on a recent deep-seated landslide at Gírová Mt., Czech Republic, triggered by a heavy rainfall: The Gírová Mt., Outer West Carpathians; Czech Republic. Landslides 8, 355–361 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-011-0255-y
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