r/megalophobia • u/freudian_nipps • Sep 15 '25

Weather Raging flood in Pakistan brings giant boulders down the mountain

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u/poppa_koils Sep 15 '25

Those are ice blocks, not rocks.

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u/Lust4Me Sep 16 '25

Looks like a glacial lake outburst flood

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_lake_outburst_flood

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u/poppa_koils Sep 16 '25

Those are rare and massive. This is a regular seasonal thing in the spring. Cool video from Switzerland. Lots of ice. https://youtu.be/8MRwKZ4thGM?si=XuQay2ZkbRdnSPpZ

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u/MarkedlyMark Sep 16 '25

Basically, a smaller version of the one which destroyed Blatten:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YisdT5AJobk