By Strange Sounds -Feb 28, 2020
Enormous and Catastrophic Glacier Collapse and Mudflow near Machu Picchu, Peru (Video)
On 23 February, 2020 an enormous, catastrophic debris flow tore down the Salkantay River in Santa Teresa, Peru.
This cataclysmic event has killed at least four people, with a further 13 reported to be missing. Given the magnitude of the flow, this number is probably uncertain.
Over the last 24 hours more information has become available about the Salkantay landslide and mudflow.
The triggering event is being described as an ice / rock avalanche with an initial volume of 400,000 cubic metres.
This has clearly bulked up to form a mudflow with a much higher volume, presumably through entrainment of ice and saturated debris in the channel.
More:
https://strangesounds.org/2020/02/peru-deadly-mudflow-video-salkantay-machu-pichu.htmlError 404 (Not Found)!!1
