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	Podcast:		Witness
	Episode:		The deadliest glacial avalanche in the world
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:10:11
	Publish Date:		2023-05-26 09:00:00
	Description:		On 31 May 1970, the Huascarán avalanche, caused by the Ancash earthquake, destroyed the town of Yungay, in Peru. Only 400 people, out of a population of 18,000, survived. A clown, named Cucharita, saved approximately 300 children, who were at a circus performance, by leading them to higher ground. Rachel Naylor speaks to his son, Christian Peña. (Photo: Statue of Christ at the cemetery overlooking Yungay, after the avalanche. Credit: Science Photo Library)
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