Landslides phenomena in Metsovo Suggestions for improving the current situation

Landslides phenomena in Metsovo Suggestions for improving the current situation

Metsovo, Anilio and the surrounding area gather all the main natural generative causes that justify the area’s characterization as a landslide zone of high risk. The main responsible causes for the manifestation of landslides are: The impacts of surface and groundwaters, the gradient increase as well as the height of natural declivities and finally the load increase that different areas sustain. These causes appear frequently and the landslides are often and diachronically manifested as well, occasionally with important damages and destructions. Certain actions and works are proposed for the decrease of landslide risk: a) Direct, without substantial financial cost b) Direct, with minor cost c) Medium-long term works of high cost.