Landslide damage along Araniko highway and Pasang Lhamu highway and regional assessment of landslide hazard related to the Gorkha, Nepal earthquake of 25 April 2015
Abstract Background The Gorkha, Nepal Mw 7.8 earthquake of 25 April 2015 triggered a large number of coseismic landslides in a broad area. Two highways, Araniko Highway and Pasang Lhamu Highway, that connect Tibet of China and Nepal, were affected seriously by these landslides. The purpose of this s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Geoenvironmental Disasters |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-017-0078-9 |