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>I dimly recall reading recently of a similar incident of more recent
>date in Russia that is currently being studied by archaeologists.
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Same thing happened in Peru in 1970. Callejon de Huaylas. A major
earthquake shook loose a huge chunk of rock and ice which totally buried
a town. The chunk came from the sunlit side of the the peak in the
center of this photo taken from a neighboring village. I've got some
photos of the slide itself but there really isn't much to see. Only a
couple of trees left. National G. did an article on it at the time with
photos and explanation of course. Also a book out about the disaster.
http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/LatinAmerica/CordilleraBlanca/huaraz.jpg
Mike
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