Journal
NATURAL HAZARDS
Volume 67, Issue 2, Pages 611-625Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0592-3
Keywords
China; Mudflows; Dammed river; Natural disasters; Human activities
Funding
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [TD2011-3]
- Gansu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban and Rural Development
- Zhouqu Forestry Bureau
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On August 7, 2010, a giant mudflow occurred in Zhouqu County, in China's Gansu Province. It killed at least 1,467 people and destroyed many buildings. The extensive damage resulted partially from the impact of the swift mudflow, and partially from subsequent flooding caused by damming of the Bailong River, creating a lake. The mudflow had both internal and external causes. We discuss these in detail from the perspective of their relationship to human activities, with the goal of helping to provide advance warning of such disasters in the future.
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