土石流(どせきりゅう)

どせきりゅう
noun
debris flow; mudslide
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1. debris flow; mudslide
A fast-moving torrent of mud, rocks, and water that rushes down a mountain stream or slope, usually set off by heavy rain. One of the main kinds of 土砂(どしゃ)災害(さいがい) (sediment disaster) in Japan's rainy season.
土石流(どせきりゅう)が発生(はっせい)した。
A debris flow occurred.
大雨(おおあめ)で土石流(どせきりゅう)の危険(きけん)が高(たか)まっている。
The heavy rain has raised the risk of debris flows.
山(やま)あいの集落(しゅうらく)が土石流(どせきりゅう)に襲(おそ)われ、多(おお)くの家(いえ)が押(お)し流(なが)された。
A debris flow hit a mountain village and swept away many houses.

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Compare: 土砂崩(どしゃくず)れ (landslide)
Compare: 地滑(じすべ)り (landslip)
Compare: 崖崩(がけくず)れ (a cliff collapsing)
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