The Tuve landslide was a large landslide in Tuve, Gothenburg, Sweden on November 30, 1977. Some 67 houses were destroyed, killing 9, injuring about 60 and making around 600 people homeless.[1] The slide began at 16.05 and lasted 5–6 minutes.[1] The slide affected 270 000 square meters (27 hectares).[2] About 600 people lived in the area; of these, approximately 200 were in the area at the time of the slide. About 100 needed help by rescue workers.[1] It was the most severe landslide in the modern history of Sweden.[2]
Close to one kilometer of the nearby road was destroyed. It is estimated that three to four million cubic meters of soil were involved in the slide.[1] The total economic cost of the slide has been estimated to 140 million SEK (15 million EUR, 22 million USD).[1]
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The slide was caused by heavy rain and an unstable slope.[3][4]
After the slide it was concluded that many areas were built without proper prior geotechnical investigation. It was decided to chart the stability of built-up areas of municipalities.[5]