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AFTER the recent land slippage in Los Iros, the Geological Society has recommended creating real-time warning systems to trigger evacuation alarms in the event of future incidents. But for now, it said the main focus should be stabilising the land north of the affected areas to prevent further inland movement.

On June 27, there was sudden land slippage at Royal Engineer Road which damaged at least 62 acres of land. Agriculture Minister Ravi Ratiram, Minister in the Agriculture Ministry Saddam Hosein and La Brea MP Clyde Elder have since visited the area.

In a statement sent to Newsday on July 4, the society said the land movement “sparked a series of urgent questions.” One question was whether it was linked to geological changes from the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in 2018, which caused similar damage.