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Sana, E., Kumar, A., Robson, E. et al. Preliminary assessment of series of landslides and related damage by heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, India, during July 2023. Landslides 21, 919–931 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-023-02209-1
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