Hazard mitigation for landslide dams in Mailuu-Suu valley (Kyrgyzstan)

peer reviewedThe area in the midstream of the Mailuu-Suu River is the most landslide-prone and vulnerable of the entire Kyrgyzstan territory. More than 200 landslide sources distinct by genesis, age and development stages have been fixed at present in the outskirts of the Mailuu-Suu town within an area of 80 km2 only. The main reasons of mountain slopes instability in this area are the geologic conditions and geodynamic peculiarities of the region. Seismic, climatic and man-caused factors play a role of rather a trigger mechanism ..