TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of several factors are responsible for the Gona landslide, but the action of water during the cloudburst was the main triggering factor, leading to the disaster.
Abstract: The catastrophic landslides of Gona village, which took place on 31 August 2001, has been subjected to field investigation. Our study indicates that a combination of several factors are responsible for this tragedy, but the action of water during the cloudburst was the main triggering factor.