Yungay Peru Earthquake 1970
Due to the large amounts of snow and ice included in the landslide that caused an estimate of 66794 to 70000 casualties it is also considered to be the worlds deadliest avalanche.
Yungay peru earthquake 1970. The 1970 ancash earthquake occurred on 31 may off the coast of peru in the pacific ocean at 152329 local time. The film shows the towns of puerto supe recognizable by the hotel still standing next to the pan american highway which back then run through town. Thirty nine years ago this sunday on may 31 1970 an undersea earthquake off the coast of casma and chimbote north of lima triggered one of the most cataclysmic avalanches in recorded history wiping out the entire highland town of yungay and most of its 25000 inhabitants.
Peruvian city by mud slide only a statue of christ on a hilltop left and four palm trees once located in the city plaza remained visible sunday as relief aircraft flew over the city of yungay covered by a mud slide during perus recent earthquake. Approximately 70000 people died. It documents the devastation caused by the earthquake that hit the northern coast of peru on may 31st 1970.
The mass of glacial ice about 800 meters across created more than 50 million cubic meters of debris. The epicentre of the earthquake was under the pacific ocean about 15 miles 25 km west of chimbote a fishing port in the department of. This town was wiped out entirely along with all of its 25000 residents said lonely planet after an 80 earthquake on the ritcher scale struck almost 50 years ago.
Casma recognized by the trees of the plaza de armas or central parkplaza. Earthquake triggered slope failures of all types in the white and black mountain ranges of the ancash region extensively damaged transportation routes and irrigation canals and temporarily dammed some rivers and lakes. 1970 press photo yungay city covered by mud slide during earthquake in peru this is an original press photo.
By annie theriault. It happened at around 323 pm when most of the locals were watching a world cup game and devastated an area of around 83000 sq km tearing up homes and roads the aforementioned website said. This caused a debris avalanche burying the town of yungay and killing 20000 people 400 survived.
Combined with a resultant landslide it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of peru. On may 31 1970 a debris avalanche caused by the 1970 ancash earthquake buried the entire town of yungay killing 25000 people. A blogger who visited yungay the peru town that disappeared in 1970 has captured the eerie silence of what is now the most catastrophic disaster in the countrys history.
Emily bloor from luxury backpack visited the small highland town which was completely wiped out along with all of its 25000 residents when a devastating earthquake measuring 80 on the richter scale struck. Ancash earthquake of 1970 earthquake that originated off the coast of peru on may 31 1970 and caused massive landslides. Known as the most catastrophic disaster in perus history yungay was destroyed by an earthquake in 1970 and completely disappeared.