Landslide Photo Collections

Searchable USGS Photo and Multimedia Archive with Ordering Information

Heavy rainfall caused this event - a landslide dam was formed, and when the landslide dam failed, a deadly debris flow occurred.

  •  The Malpa Himalaya Landslide, India, 1998, caused at least 221 deaths. The photos show people looking for bodies on the banks of the Jakhula River.  Photo by B.D. Kashniyal, Malpa Landslide, India, 1998
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