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Quebrada Humantay with GLOF impact area of 2020

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View down the upper section of Quebrada Humantay in NW direction. On 23 February 2020, a large landslide occurred on the S face of Nevado Salkantay and impacted Laguna Salkantaycocha at its base. The displacement wave overtopped and partly eroded the moraine dam, resulting in a catastrophic glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) that reshaped the valley until tens of kilometres downstream, and led to several fatalities and huge damage.