1.   The mudslide occurred after several days without significant rainfall, although another El Nino-powered storm is due this weekend.

2.   The mudslide occurred after several days without significant rainfall.

3.   Top city geologists and engineers examined the sheared-off shelves of mud and rock and concluded that the mudslide occurred simply because the ground became saturated.

4.   Several smaller mudslides have occurred, most in areas already evacuated by authorities.

5.   The deadly mudslide occurred before dawn Tuesday when the side of a hill saturated by torrential rains let loose and came roaring down on two Andean villages.

6.   The mudslide occurred before dawn Tuesday when the side of a hill saturated by torrential rains let loose and came roaring down on two Andean villages.

7.   Minor mudslides have occurred before, but nothing on this scale, said Jurkane.