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Disasters and regional risks of debris flow in Zhaotong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

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Zhaotong Prefecture has the area of 22,434km2, where there are more than 330 debris flow ravines, with the average spatial density of 14.7 spots per 1,000km2. According to the method of evaluation on the regional risk of debris flow, this study has come to the following conclusions: Qiaojia County-risk grade V; Yongshan, Yanjin, Ludian, Daguan, Weixin and Zhenxiong counties-risk grade III; Yiliang, Suijiang-Shuifu and Zhaotong City-risk grade II. Compared with the field investigation, the result is satisfied.

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Liu, X. Disasters and regional risks of debris flow in Zhaotong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Chinese Geographical Science 4, 371–382 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664374

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