Articles | Volume 18, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1867-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1867-2018
Research article
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06 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 06 Jul 2018

Formation, breaching and flood consequences of a landslide dam near Bujumbura, Burundi

Léonidas Nibigira, Hans-Balder Havenith, Pierre Archambeau, and Benjamin Dewals

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Flood prediction methods are often based solely on climatic parameters and sometimes on the failure of existing dams. This paper shows the importance of multi-hazard studies, including potential natural dam formation to avoid risk underestimation. We present an end-to-end analysis, ranging from the origin of the landslide up to the computation of flood waves induced by the dam breaching. The paper is based on a case study of Bujumbura in the East African Rift Valley, a multi-hazard environment.
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