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Qingping | Wenjia Gully debris flow mitigation

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The Wenjia Landslide, triggered by the Wenchuan Earthquake of May 12, 2008, has mobilized a huge amount of material which was converted into debris flows by subsequent rainfall events. Extensive remediation works were carried out to protect the downstream communities and infrastructures.

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on Tuesday 10 June 2014 by Martin Mergili
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