Langtang Landslide (IMAGE)

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Langtang Landslide

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The largest and most destructive landslide resulting from the April earthquake was the Langtang landslide, which began as a snow and ice avalanche. Debris became airborne off a 500-meter-tall cliff, reaching velocities of 100 meters per second.

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Photo reproduced from USAID-supported work by the USGS (see Collins and Jibson, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151142)

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