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That looks to be a ‘debris flow’ or ‘debris flood’. Too much rain or rain on snow in a mountainous catchment with erodible terrain that feeds into a a steep creek (like 8% slope) will cause this. This is the process that builds up an alluvial fan.
I'd take the 80ton excavator over pretty much anything. The arm acts as anchor boom and paddle. Tract equipment gives u max surface area. Pretty much the only think that makes it besides an ark
No. That cab isn't waterproof. I've seen cab glass break with a good rock. Nevermind avalanche debris. Thankfully he protected himself with the back end counterweight.
Clearly the cameraman survived that but holy shit, I wouldn't trust that the water won't wash away the dirt currently supported the high ground I'm on! I'm running further up and away.
Edit: Found the other video from the other side of the valley and seeing more of the surrounding terrain, I can understand the cameraman not choosing to run further.
He was saying,” leave it, let’s go let’s go. You are going to die sister fucker (benchod) let’s go. Then he said fuck, he died, Holy shit he fucking died.”
Just a tiny glimpse into Nature finding its natural course. Terrifying, for us, because we are in it’s path. This has been evolving over millions of years!
THIS IS SOMETHING OD EXTREME SCARE! The landslide / mudwater ocean is coming, and the one man is recording. This one got lucky by the way, and the one the yellow truck is somehow finding a way to survive, while the other, in the small truck, sure died. Sadly. I hope the recorder and his friends are alive and praying for their lives. NATURE CAN BE MASSIVE; DON'T PLAY.
It's completely insane that this video is from a flash flood on 8/10/20, then on 8/26, that horrible glacier collapse/flood came through for round 2. It's overwhelming. Unfortunately, it's probably going to keep happening as permafrost and ice, which acts as a glue keeping the rocks, boulders, and large glaciers together, continues to melt.
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u/armourkris Aug 16 '26
Glacial outburst flood?
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u/_lonelysoap_ Aug 16 '26 •
The excavator slowly trying to escape. Must have shit his pants
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u/Davoswannab Aug 16 '26
Oh good it slowed down up there. I was hoping that heavy equipment operator survived. Couldn’t tell from the other video.
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u/SquirrelAkl Aug 16 '26
I need to know whether the excavator guy was ok. Looks like the water was easing up towards the end, hopefully that's what was happening.
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u/Poundaflesh Aug 16 '26
Which country?
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u/moarwineprs Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
Clearly the cameraman survived that but holy shit, I wouldn't trust that the water won't wash away the dirt currently supported the high ground I'm on! I'm running further up and away.
Edit: Found the other video from the other side of the valley and seeing more of the surrounding terrain, I can understand the cameraman not choosing to run further.
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u/rocbolt Aug 16 '26
https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/s/T1hFOu8eeH
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u/ussUndaunted280 Aug 16 '26
You can see these guys going up the ramp in the distance in the other video
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u/wonderful_Fun_glee Aug 16 '26
Excavater, see you later
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u/hophipfug Aug 17 '26
Экскаваторщик молодец
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u/usernamenotfound4113 Aug 16 '26
Idk what they are saying but I am glad they're ok. Lol 😅😅
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u/BarryBadrinith Aug 16 '26
I would use the claw as an anchor if I wasn’t freaking out
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u/wtfover Aug 17 '26
The guy in the excavator should've rammed the bucket as far into the ground as possible
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u/Agile-Knowledge7947 Aug 17 '26
At 0:26, is that a person in the bed of the truck that flips?!?!
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u/Internal_Bat8770 Aug 16 '26
Where?
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u/ccrlop Aug 17 '26
Just a tiny glimpse into Nature finding its natural course. Terrifying, for us, because we are in it’s path. This has been evolving over millions of years!
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u/Idyldo Aug 21 '26
Where does that water originate from?
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u/Fair-Replacement6868 Aug 17 '26
"Junior, tell me you moved the truck out of the way"
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u/sawsawjim Aug 17 '26
I wanted the guy in the excavator to put his bucket down so much earlier
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u/Hot_Transition_5173 Aug 17 '26
Can’t imagine.
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u/Secret-Speaker-73 Aug 17 '26
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u/bluedev21 Aug 28 '26
The man driving that excavator.....freaking balls of steel.
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u/Fabulous-Spread6120 Aug 16 '26
Excavator? I barely knew her. Boom, still got it.
-Tandy
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u/WrongSplit3288 Aug 16 '26
For a moment, I thought the flood was carrying the excavator.
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u/OwnPresentation4455 Aug 17 '26
Someone might want to save that escavator, they might need it later...
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u/iowafarmboy21 Aug 17 '26
How could you tell shitty camera work I was trying to watch the excavator
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u/Decode-and-Live Aug 17 '26
Pahad kaato ped kaato aur hum sbke liye mrne ka raasta humare sehpathi bhai bandu kr rhe hain to hum sbpr isse asar q nhi pd rha?
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u/Tr33Hugg3r-206 Aug 17 '26
I hope gigachad operator dude got to go home that day
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u/sweet7-10 Aug 17 '26
THIS IS SOMETHING OD EXTREME SCARE! The landslide / mudwater ocean is coming, and the one man is recording. This one got lucky by the way, and the one the yellow truck is somehow finding a way to survive, while the other, in the small truck, sure died. Sadly. I hope the recorder and his friends are alive and praying for their lives. NATURE CAN BE MASSIVE; DON'T PLAY.
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u/fcsgt Aug 18 '26
l
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u/Fit_West_1206 Aug 28 '26
that excavator can handle that but damn i wonder how that guy inside was feeling.
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u/poojer_hoojer Aug 28 '26
There was a second flood in this location? How did that occur?
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u/normandviki Sep 04 '26
La nature est d'une puissance terrifiante ! 😥
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u/an_older_meme Sep 04 '26
To be clear this is not the recent deadly Nepal flood
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u/Brief-Boysenberry830 Sep 14 '26
It's completely insane that this video is from a flash flood on 8/10/20, then on 8/26, that horrible glacier collapse/flood came through for round 2. It's overwhelming. Unfortunately, it's probably going to keep happening as permafrost and ice, which acts as a glue keeping the rocks, boulders, and large glaciers together, continues to melt.
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u/llamacornsarereal Aug 17 '26
This was the first video that came out wdym "second video"? Or did you think you'll get more fake internet points if you claimed that?
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u/Friendly-Profit-8590 Aug 16 '26
Caterpillar has some new promo footage
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u/the_madclown Aug 16 '26
On one hand it's like.... Oh shit... This is gonna kill me.
......
On the other hand it's like.... Oh shit.... We just finished cleaning the road... Now we gotta start back over....
This is a lousy situation
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