Mudflow
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- The flowing mixture of water and debris (intermediate between a volcanic avalanche and a water flood) that forms on the slopes of a volcano. Sometimes called a debris flow or lahar, a term from Indonesia where volcanic mudflows are a major hazard. (Teacher's Packet)
- A flowage of water-saturated earth material possessing a high degree of fluidity during movement. A less-saturated flowing mass is often called a debris flow. A mudflow originating on the flank of a volcano is properly called a lahar. (Foxworthy and Hill, 1982)
In Thailand, mud from rains and storms hurts house and peoples. Much mud can even bury peoples alive!