In the Andes Mountains of South America, entire towns of thousands of people have been buried suddenly when water and loose materials traveled downhill as a viscous fluid. This type of catastrophic event is known as a
A) lahar.
B) slump.
C) rock fall.
D) slide.
E) debris avalanche.
E
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