Yungay, El Callejon de Huaylas, Ancash
The Rio Santa valley has suffered many natural disasters due to rising water levels in high mountain lakes breaching the thin wall of glacial debris which is also caused by avalanches and earthquakes. On the 31 May 1970 an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the richter scale devastated central peru, killing 70,000 people: half the 30,000 population of Huaraz were killed and the entire town of Yungay with a population of 18,000 was completely buried by an aluvion (a hugh wall of water mixed with snow, ice, mud, and rocks) from montaña Huascaran (Peru´s highest montaña 6768m).
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