Stories tagged landslides

Geological processes don't always occur over long stretches of time. Landslides triggered by recent 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China have blocked rivers causing new - and perhaps unstable - lakes to form in the devastated landscape.

Satellite photos taken of the region around Beichuan County show formation of a lake in one of the worst hit areas. Twenty other lakes have formed in Beichuan because of the massive tremor and are being monitored closely according to a story in Chinese Daily.

Death estimates are nearing 60,000, and the quake is thought to have destroyed more than 5 million buildings.

Tags : landslides, lakes, geology, geological forces

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