GLACIAR 511
Event description
The ice avalanche took place on January 10, 1962. The starting
volume was estimated at 10 Mio m3. The avalanche travelled down 16
km and destroied the city of
Damage
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The avalanche destroied
the city of
Data source
- Lliboutry, L., Arnao, B. M., Pautre, A., Schneider, B. (1977): Glaciological problems set by the contol of dangerous lakes in Cordillera Blanca,
- http://www-lgge.ujf-grenoble.fr/~annel/Documentaire/RisquesGlaciaires/ExMarquants.html
Remarks
That event prompted a prediction that an avalanche
even larger than the 1962 could fall from the face and threaten Yungay.