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Sel Malaya Almatinka

1921 Almaty, Kazakhstan

This 1921 photograph documents a mudflow, or 'sel,' along the Malaya Almatinka River near Almaty, a recurring natural hazard in the mountainous terrain of the Zailiysky Alatau range surrounding the city.

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