Dear authors,

We have now received two reviews, two very detailed answers by the authors, and modified versions of the manuscript which support the improvement of the manuscript and suggest acceptation of the manuscript subject to very minor technical corrections.

- The authors should carefully read again the manuscript as in some sections and in the Annex active and passive voices are used; I suggest the authors to use the passive voice and correct the text accordingly.

- Some title of figures should also be adapted to correspond to a norm: the title of the figure should read: Figure X – General title of the figure – and then a., b., c. … with the subtitles of the excerpts. Avoid the use of Figure X – a., b.,c. – Title; d.,e. : Title …

- The authors do not calculate a risk hot spot map (as already stated by the referees) as conceptually speaking, a risk map would aggregate a hazard map (and not only susceptibility map) and vulnerability maps of the elements at risk, preferably using probabilities. Consequently, another title for the figure should be used.

Thanks for considering NHESS for publishing this very interesting analysis of landslides in Eastern Africa.

Best regards,
Jean-Philippe Malet