7 EFFECTS OF MASS WASTING

 Loss of lives. Severe landslides especially those associated with heavy rains and earthquakes result into rock falls and rock slides that destroy settlements and kill people living in s uch settlements like on the lower slopes of mountains like the Bulecheke landslides in 1996 killed about 100 people, in Buhweju many people were killed by the landslide s that occurred in May 2002, 2010 and 2018 on the slopes of mountain Elgon.

Loss of property by the falling and sliding of rocks of various sizes. Many houses and settlements are normally destroyed for example in 1996 in Bundibugyo, a land slide occurred and destroyed several homes and properties for example roads, and electric poles connecting Bundibugyo to Fort Portal were destroyed and that from Kabale to Kisoro. Many crops and the would be agricultural land are often destroyed as they are buried by the debris from the upper slopes.

Destruction of forest resources. When a slope with forests fails, chances are that those forests are rolled down and totally buried and therefore destroyed for example the landslide that occurred in 1985 in Bundibugyo destroyed some good forested area in the Semiliki National Park.

It results into displacement and resettlement of people to other areas e.g. the recent transfer of people from the mountainous areas of Elgon to Bunyoro. This resulted into loss of cultural identity as well as heavy government expenditure to resettle these people.

Mass wasting results into damming of rivers which may result into back ponding to form temporary water reservoirs or permanent lakes eh lake Bujuku on mountain Rwenzori, Lake Mbaka in southern Tanzania.

Results into exposure of fresh rocks to weathering.

The creation of landforms e.g. terracets, scars, etc. and this has promoted both local and foreign tourists who earn government income. Mass wasting results in the provision of fertile soils on lower slopes of hills, and mountains by soil creep, exfoliation, etc. which has promoted agriculture in valleys e.g. vegetables growing in the valleys of kigezi

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