Huge two-day underwater avalanche sent mud 1,000km into ocean

Mouth of the Congo River into Atlantic OceanAerial view of the mouth of Congo River into the Atlantic Ocean near the small city of Banana Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo river is the second longest in Africa and world´s deepest river, it discharges 50,000 cubic meters of water per second into the Atlantic Ocean. The land at the horizon is the Cabinda Province of Angola.
Underwater avalanche travelled more than 1,100km from the mouth of the river Congo, damaging submarine cables and interrupting internet traffic Photograph: guenterguni/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Underwater avalanche travelled more than 1,100km from the mouth of the river Congo, damaging submarine cables and interrupting internet traffic Photograph: guenterguni/Getty Images/iStockphoto


source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/08/underwater-avalanche-africa-sent-mud-1000km-nigeria-south-africa

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