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Debris Flow Videos from Chamoson, Switzerland August 7th, 2018

August 15, 2018 rockman Featured, Geologic Hazards, News Comments Off on Debris Flow Videos from Chamoson, Switzerland August 7th, 2018

There was a major flash flood and debris flow event in the Swiss Town of Chamoson and the video is unreal.  The videos below are pretty crazy!

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