@wrathofgnon @tri26 Two different authorities raised cautions about this before the project even started. The provincial administration authority ("länsstyrelsen") said: don't build anything there, it's unsafe.
@wrathofgnon @tri26 The government's geological survey organization's geologists recommended the max 2.5m limit.
@wrathofgnon @tri26 The local city administration ignored both, and never inspected the site while construction was ongoing. It's just a few km from their office, next to major roads, so it would have been easy for them to drop by and keep an eye on things. svt.se/nyheter/lokalt…
@wrathofgnon @tri26 Now, the cool thing is: the same city administration ("stenungsunds kommun") are building a waste management facility in another area that has similar ground, next to a small river. They have had several minor cave-ins on that construction site during the summer.
@wrathofgnon @tri26 ...so don't be surprised if there is another landslide in a place called "Stora Höga", 7km south of the place where the recent landslide took place.
@KristoferA @tri26 Isn't it funny how anywhere in the world "natural disaster" turns out to be completely un-natural and even a little bit of digging uncovers potentially exponentially worse practices?
@wrathofgnon @tri26 Yes, unfortunately. Here's a drone photo from early August from the next potentially problematic site, the one where the city themselves are building a waste management facility on very soft ground. Lots of complaints from concerned neighbors, but zero action from authorities.
@wrathofgnon @tri26 ...and yes, the Swedish police and prosecutor are now investigating the landslide as an "environment crime". I won't be a bit surprised if it will end up as a closed case and blamed on "climate change"... nyhetersto.se/2023/09/25/ras…
@wrathofgnon @tri26 The maximum fine for "environmental crimes" in Sweden is 10M SEK, or roughly USD 900k.
@KristoferA @tri26 Also you should be a reporter. None of this is any news source I found.