highland
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The authorities reported that most people had died in highland areas, where saturated slopes gave way after days of intense rain.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Whole city blocks were inundated last week in coastal Nha Trang, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
Whole sections of coastal Nha Trang city were inundated last week, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
But using remote sensing technology, archeologists have now found at least two highland cities that sat along a key crossroad of the trade routes.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
A second restriction on the size of highland populations was the limited available area: the New Guinea highlands have only a few broad valleys, notably the Wahgi and Baliem Valleys, capable of supporting dense populations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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