Photos: Gerkhozhan-Su basin, Central Caucasus
The upper part of the valley of the Kayaarty River, a tributary of the Gerkhozhan-Su, which produced catastrophic mudflows in July 2000. Photo taken by Ugo Mayor in June 2001.
The Western Kayaarty mudflow channel (the height of the left bank is approximately 45 m). Photo taken by Ugo Mayor in July 2001.
The "Caucasian Venice": flooded districts in the centre of Tyrnyauz (foreground). A fan of fresh mudflow deposits blocking the course of the Baksan River is seen downstream (on the right). A brown lake in the background is a tailings pond belonging to the Tyrnyauz metal processing plant. Photo taken by Alexander Aleinikov on 30 July 2000.
A fan of mudflow deposits from Gerkhozhan-su amidst destroyed buildings in the centre of Tyrnyauz. Photo taken by Olga Tutubalina on 11 August 2000.
Gerkhozhan-Su mudflow deposits on the right bank of the Baksan River within the town of Tyrnyauz. The thickness of deposits within the mudflow fan created in 2000 varies between 2 and 18 m. Photo taken by Olga Tutubalina on 28 September 2001.