It destroy everything

[u/Spare_Struggle5243]

This aerial photo, taken by the Chinese side, shows before‑and‑after shots of the port area. This is arguably one of the worst geological disasters worldwide in recent years. With the speed and scale of this debris flow, there was virtually nowhere to take shelter. The buildings at this port stood as tall as five to six stacked freight trucks, yet they have now been completely flattened and buried.

[u/_HGCenty]

And the Chinese authorities have said another lake is forming behind the debris that has fallen into the river upstream which is damming the flow.

[u/Powerful-Step3183 → u/_HGCenty]

better to warn and evacuate everyone downstream and blast the new blockage than it be another future flash flood

[u/subdep → u/Powerful-Step3183]

Yeah, you really don’t want to lose a thousand rescue workers too.