Riñihuazo flood

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Riñihuazo

The Riñihuazo is the name given to the landslide damming of Riñihue Lake on 22 May 1960, after a landslide caused by the Great Chilean Earthquake blocked its outflow. According to the chronicler Mariño de Lobera a similar event occurred after the 1575 Valdivia earthquake.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riñihuazo

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