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mudflow
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mudflow: see landslide landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow,
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mudflow

Flow of water that contains large amounts of suspended particles and silt. Mudflows usually occur on steep slopes where vegetation is too sparse to prevent rapid erosion, but they can also occur on gentle slopes under certain conditions. Factors other than slope include heavy precipitation in a short period and easily erodible material.



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Customers who live in homes on hills and mountains may find this hard to believe, but agents can explain that heavy rain may cause mudflows that can damage even their homes.
Before the flood: agents need to advise insureds that someday a hard ... by McElwee, Andrew / Best's Review
SIMI VALLEY - Although the city escaped serious flooding during the near record rains earlier this year, the coming rainy season has officials concerned because of possible water and mudflows off the thousands of acres of land burned over in the Topanga Fire.
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The town of Orting, northwest of the volcano, sits on deposits from both the Osceola and the Electron Mudflows.
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