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A major landslide occurred 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Oso, Washington, United States, on March 22, 2014, at 10:37 a.m. local time.A portion of an unstable hill collapsed, sending mud and debris to the south across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, engulfing a rural neighborhood, and covering an area of approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km 2).
The Oso Landslide Memorial is a memorial for the 43 victims of the Oso landslide in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located along State Route 530 and the Whitehorse Trail east of Oso .
The small community of Oso, Washington, on Friday inaugurated a memorial honoring the 43 people killed at the site 10 years ago in the deadliest landslide in U.S. history. The a $3.8 million site ...
Washington Governo Jay Inslee issued a directive on Friday to lower state and United States flags to half-staff in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the Oso landslide. The Oso landslide, which ...
Oso is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, [3] [4] United States. It is located to the west of Darrington , south of the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River and approximately 50 air miles (80 km) from Seattle .
22 Mar 2014 Oso, Washington, United States 2014 Oso mudslide: 10 MCM (early estimate) 43 49 structures destroyed or affected [164] [165] 2 May 2014 Argo District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan: 2014 Badakhshan mudslides: 350–2,700 reported
Rockslides or landslides can have disastrous consequences, both immediate and delayed. The Oso disaster of March 2014 was a landslide that caused 43 fatalities in Oso, Washington, US. [26] Delayed consequences of landslides can arise from the formation of landslide dams, as at Thistle, Utah, in April 1983. [27] [28]
The landslide, which occurred on July 5, sent plumes of smoke and piles of small debris and mud careening down towards China's Wenchuan-Maerkang Highway - and the car driving on it. The massive ...