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Heavy rainfall from the storm of December 14-16, 1999 triggered thousands of landslides on steep slopes of the Sierra de Avila north of Caracas, Venezuela. In addition to landslides, heavy rainfall caused flooding and massive debris flows that damaged coastal communities in the State of Vargas along the Caribbean Sea.
The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela on 15 December 1999 (over the course of 10 days), when torrential rains caused flash floods and debris flows that killed tens of thousands of people, destroyed thousands of homes, and led to the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
The landslides (mostly debris flows) and flash floods along the coastal zone of the state of Vargas and neighboring states in northern Venezuela killed an estimated 19,000 people, caused extensive property damage, and changed hillslope, stream channel, and alluvial fan morphology.
Debris flows of December 1999 in Venezuela. Chapter. pp 519–538. Cite this chapter. Download book PDF. Reinaldo García-Martínez & José Luis López. Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books ( (GEOPHYS)) 6715 Accesses. 19 Citations. Download to read the full chapter text. Chapter PDF. Keywords. Debris Flow.
19 de oct. de 2006 · Debris flows, hyper-concentrated flows, and fla... Venezuelan debris flow and flash flood disaster of 1999 studied - Larsen - 2001 - Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union - Wiley Online Library
Thousands of landslides were triggered by heavy rainfalls along the north coastal range of Venezuela in December 1999. These landslides generated debris flows that washed away many towns settled on the alluvial fans of the state of Vargas, killing.
