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Flash Flood & Rockslide DESTROY Ski Resort in Slovakia: Photo Tour

all photos from Vrรกtna ski resort facebook page Vrรกtna ski resort in northern Slovakia took a big hit this week when a flood and subsequent landslide destroyed the base area and gondola. We havenโ€™t been able to find any news about this flood and destruction besides this short blurb: The ski resort of Vrรกtna in northern Slovakia was devastated by a flash flood that caused a mud and rock slide which engulfed a lift station. The photos they put on their facebook page say everything that you [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 28, 2014
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Friday Fun: HUGE Boulder Nearly Crushes Car in Taiwan Landslide

On August 31st, 2013 a rock and mud slide crashed down onto this road in Taiwan.  The boulder that comes down with the slide is enormous and nearly rolls onto a white sedan before teetering back harmlessly.  Itโ€™s a incredible thing to watch.  It looks like a cartoon.  The boulder gets within 1 foot of the carโ€ฆ This happened in [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 6, 2013
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