The deadliest avalanche in world history killed roughly 30,000 people in what country?

The 1970 Huascarán Debris Avalanche occurred on May 31 when a mudflow and avalanche, triggered by an earthquake, flattened the Peruvian town of Yungay and its nearby villages. The disaster caused the deaths of more that 30,000 people, making it the deadliest avalanche in human history.

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