Event description
The Jinco
GLOF occured at 5 pm on 27August 1982 and formed a
huge amount of debris flow. At 7 pm the flood peak
arrived at Sar. The summer
of 1982 was dry and hot. The outburst might have been the result of a strong
glacier ablation that seeped melting water into the glacier bed and made it
slide. The ice blocks collapsed into the lake and the generated shock wave
damaged the dam, thus causing the burst. Over 1,600 livestock were lost, about
19 hectares of cultivated field were destroyed, and the houses of eight
villages were washed away. Gujing village suffered
a different degree of destruction.
Damage
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Over 1,600 livestock were lost, about 19 hectares of
cultivated field were destroyed, and the houses of eight villages were washed
away. Gujing village suffered a different degree of destruction.
Data source
Mool, P. K., Bajracharya, S. R., Roohi, R., Ashraf, A.
(2003):
Remarks