Tag: natural dam

Landslide blocks Hongu Khola River in Solukhumbu, raises downstream flood risk, Nepal

ByRishav Kothari Friday, September 11, 2026Friday, September 11, 2026

A landslide blocked the Hongu Khola River near Gudel in Mahakulung Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu District, Nepal, on September 11, 2026, forming a temporary impoundment and prompting warnings for downstream communities. Water later began flowing over the debris barrier, reducing the immediate danger, but district police said the risk of a sudden release had not completely passed.

Massive landslide in Achoma creates natural dam along Colca River, Peru

ByJulie Celestial Friday, July 3, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

NASA's Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured the destruction from a landslide in Achoma, Peru, around mid-June, which not only destroyed properties but also created a natural dam along the Colca River. In the early hours of June 18, a hillside in…

200 tons of TNT blasts largest landslide dam in recent years, Russia

ByTW Thursday, February 7, 2019Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Following three weeks of preparation under -30 °C (-22 °F) and strong ice winds, Russian military finally blew up a huge natural dam in the remote Russian region of Khabarovsk. The dam was created on the Bureya River mid-December 2018 after a 'large and…

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