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The
LPI of a rainstorm tells of the relative severity of the rainstorm
in comparison with the most severe rainstorm in the past 20 years
in terms of the number of landslides that the rainstorm could lead
to.
The
rainstorm of late July 1994 that led to the landslide at Kwun Lung
Lau with 5 deaths and 3 serious injuries was the most severe since
1984 when GEO started to collect comprehensive landslide and rainfall
data; the rainstorm is set at an LPI of 10. A rainstorm of LPI of
5 could be half as severe as the Kwun Lung Lau event in causing
landslides. LPI higher than 10 is possible.
Landslide
Potential Index of Severe Rainstorms in 2011
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Date |
Landslide
Potential Index |
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Chart
Showing Rainstorms since 1984 that Resulted in the Issue of Landslip
Warning
Information
Note 3/2009 - Landslide Potential Index
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