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1993 Galeras vs 1786 Dadu river landslide dam

1993 Galeras
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1993 Galeras

Total costsN/A
Deaths 9

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The Galeras tragedy occurred when six scientists and three tourists were killed as a result of the January 1993 eruption of the Galeras stratovolcano in Colombia. Geologist Stanley Williams and six others on the volcano survived.

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1786 Dadu river landslide dam

Total costsN/A
Deaths 100000

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An earthquake occurred on 1 June 1786 in and around Kangding, in what is now China's Sichuan province. It had an estimated magnitude of about 7.75 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The initial quake killed 435 people. After an aftershock ten days later, a further 100,000 died when a landslide dam collapsed across the Dadu river.

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