Effects of earth dam obstruction-collapse on dynamic motion of long-runout mudflow from 2023 Gansu Ms 6.2 earthquake in China
In 2023, an Ms 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China initiated a cascading disaster chain of loess liquefaction, landslide, mudflow and subsequent dam breach, causing more than 20 fatalities. The mudflow travelled an exceptionally long runout distance of approximately 3 km along a slope gradient below 3°. A road crossin...