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Wolhusen: an interesting river-blocking rockfall in Switzerland

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Date: 2016-01-15 11:59:11
Blog: The Landslide Blog
URL: http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2016/01/15/wolhusen-1/

Summary:

On Monday night a large rockfall in Wolhusen blocked the Keine Emme river, causing a flood through a local industrial park. Estimated damage is US$1 million

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
SwitzerlandCH46.81328.22395
WolhusenCH47.06148.07303

Keywords:

damage, flood, interesting river-blocking rockfall, Keine Emme river, landslide report, large rockfall, local industrial park, Monday night, Switzerland, Wolhusen

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