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A local state of emergency has been declared in parts of British Columbia because unrelenting rainfall has caused flooding, mudslides and the closure of major highways.
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).
Tropical Storm Hilary pummeled Southern California on Sunday, unleashing flash floods, mudslides, downed trees and power outages. According to forecasters, Hilary was the first tropical storm to ...
Horrifying video captured the moment a mudslide shredded down a hill and tore through a North Carolina family's home, washing away half of it as Hurricane Helene brought widespread devastation to ...
On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred in and around the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.Following three days of torrential rainfall, mass wasting of mud and debris damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in the city, killing 1,141 people and leaving more than 3,000 homeless.
Mudslide damages roadside fence in Los Angeles. ... IN PICTURES: Road closures, flooding on Southern California freeways on Monday morning. Tuesday 20 February 2024 13:00, Katie Hawkinson.
Writer T.C. Boyle, whose home was proximate to both the fire and mudslides, documented the collective trauma in The New Yorker magazine. [34] Cleanup efforts began a week after the initial mudflows, with debris being sent to the Ventura County Fairgrounds for sorting and the Calabasas Landfill for disposal. [35] [36]
The mudslide “wiped out the bridge” to the Johnston Ridge Observatory, according to the King County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit. Photos show debris covering the roadway.