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Balason Valley | Ambootia Landslide

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View from the Rishi Road between Siliguri and Mirik in northeastern direction. The rugged area in the centre of the photograph forms part of a reactivation of the toe of a large landslide system, triggered by strong monsoonal rainfall in 1968. After some decades of activity, the situation has temporarily stabilized and only some scars remain active.

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on Monday 13 November 2017 by Martin Mergili
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