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break-out flooda sudden flood of water (and usually rocks, sediment/tephra and debris), caused by the collapse of a natural or man-made dam that is containing a large body of water. The ‘dam’ may include a volcano crater lake rim, or a landslide or debris that has blocked a waterway, which then collapses. Very large volumes of water may be released at once, causi [..]
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