2004 Futrono mudflows

On August 28, 2004, following heavy rainfall, mudflows overran several houses in near Futrono, southern Chile.[1] Chile Route T-55 between Futrono and Llifén was cut off by the landslide.[2] At least three separate mudflows occurred in the event.[3]

Three people were injured by the mudflows and about five thousand became temporarily isolated as roads were blocked.[3]

See also

References
  1. Plan específico de emergia por variable de riesgo: Remoción en masa (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Emergencia del Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública. December 20, 2017. p. 86. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. Catastro de los principales desastres naturales por peligros geológicos en Chile y efectos sobre la población y bienes públicos y privados entre 1980 y 2015 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería. 2015. p. 86. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. "Alud dejó dos heridos y cinco mil aislados en Futrono". Cooperativa (in Spanish). August 29, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

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