Chilcotin River Collapsed by Landslide
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•Earth from space: Massive landslide dams Canadian river, trapping endangered fish on the wrong side
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A massive landslide completely dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia , Canada , on July 30 .
Within 48 hours , the river had swelled significantly, breaking its banks at several points and forming a debris-filled lake.
The obstruction may have also doomed an endangered salmon population by preventing the individuals that survived the sudden damming from reaching their spawning grounds.
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