RGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal>///ry name="EnDivSummary">Debris flow in the affected area has become more and more frequent and of bigger magnitude after the Wenchuan earthquake.run: yes"> The upper refix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Mianyuan River is one of the typical areas, where a number of debris flow occurred in the last three years.run: yes"> In August, 2010, debris flows occurred in more than 20 gullies in the upstream of Mianyuan River, Mianzhu, Sichuan, at stimulus of regional rainstorms.run: yes"> This study explores the cause of the events based on investigation of the material supplies caused by the earthquake.run: yes"> Analysis shows that the rainstorm had an intensity of rceValue="37" HasSpace="True" Negative="False" NumberType="1" TCSC="0">37 mm/h and the cumulative rainfall reached rceValue="203.5" HasSpace="True" Negative="False" NumberType="1" TCSC="0">203.5 mm, and this was the triggering factor of the debris flows.run: yes"> Soil samples indicate that the flow is viscous given material supplies in the area, such extreme events are expected to be encountered frequently in the near future.run: yes">