Up the Rio Santa above Caras, showing the flood wave as a result of the Huascaran debris avalanche. Peru Earthquake 1970.
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1970
Summary
Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Up the Rio Santa from 4 miles above Caras, showing the area inundated by the flood wave that originated at the Huascaran debris avalanche. The destructive wave overflowed the banks of the Rio Santa almost continuously to the coast, a distance of about 150 kilometers. June- July 1970.
Summary
Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Up the Rio Santa from 4 miles above Caras, showing the area inundated by the flood wave that originated at the Huascaran debris avalanche. The destructive wave overflowed the banks of the Rio Santa almost continuously to the coast, a distance of about 150 kilometers. June- July 1970.
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