On December 5, 2025, the head of the Geomorphology and Natural Risks Department at the Institute of Geography, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Assoc. Professor Tarikhazer Stara, monitored landslides along the banks of the Devechichay River in the village of Amirkhanly in the Shabran district. The landslides destroyed several residential buildings, and a number of houses were at risk of collapse.

The monitoring revealed that the valley structure, distribution, and development conditions of the landslides indicate that these processes are continuing within the lower reaches of the Devechichay River. The areas affected by landslide processes extend along the riverbed, in places encompassing its floodplains and the first terraces above the floodplain. These areas are susceptible to flooding and inundation, which trigger landslide processes.

It is known that the main causes of landslide activity in the Devechichay River valley are natural factors: precipitation, river flow rates and velocities, soft and unstable soils, high soil moisture, the presence of impermeable and elastic-plastic layers, as well as insufficient soil compaction, cracks, slope erosion, and fill soils. However, anthropogenic factors become more significant under conditions of increased anthropogenic load. Landslides are also common along the bridge crossing over the Devechichay River.

Possible consequences include partial closure of the riverbed, which, in turn, could cause flooding of adjacent areas and accelerate slope degradation. This will ultimately lead to the destruction of several more residential buildings.