Extreme precipitation; Recurrent landslides; Catastrophic rockslide; Outer Western Carpathians; Czech Republic

More than 150 landslides originated in the eastern part of the Czech Republic due to soil saturation caused by antecedent precipitation and long-lasting and intensive rainfalls on 16-18 May 2010. A majority (70 per cent) of the May 2010 landslide events developed inside older landslide terrains, which points to their spatial persistency and recurrent nature. In spite of the fact that the May 2010 landslide event was not as destructive as some previous landslide activation in the eastern part of the Czech Republic (e.g. July 1997 event), it left many slope failures at the initial stage of their potential future reactivation.