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La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right "La Conchita", Spanish for little conch shell, was first used as the name of a spur on the Southern Pacific railroad line in the 1880s and it was a name generally used to describe a broader area than the present day village.
La Conchita is a small community located on the southern California coastline between Ventura and Santa Barbara. [2] It lies on a narrow strip of land about 250 meters (820 feet) wide between the shoreline and abutting a 180-meter (590 ft) high bluff. [2]
La Conchita, California, United States 2005 La Conchita landslide: 200,000 m 3: 10 Remobilization of colluvium from 1995 slide into a debris flow. [125] 17 Feb 2006 Southern Leyte, Philippines: 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide: 15 MCM 1,126 Rock-debris avalanche triggered by ten-day period of heavy rain [135] 3 Jun 2007
La Conchita landslides in La Conchita, on January 10, 2005, killed 10 people and destroyed 18 homes. [10] Camarillo Springs, Ventura County, December 2014; 2018 Southern California mudflows; State Route 1 – Landslides
Highway 101 occupies the narrow terrace at the base of the hills where they meet the Pacific Ocean. Drainage is by ephemeral streams directly into the ocean. The entire area is highly prone to landslides; in 2005, the adjacent unincorporated town of La Conchita was the site of a landslide that killed 10 people. During exceptionally rainy ...
Six blazes erupted across LA since Tuesday, obliterating neighborhoods and leaving a trail of destruction. At least 24 people died . Three of the six fires remained active on Monday, including the ...
The worst incident was a mudslide at La Conchita in Ventura County which destroyed 15 homes and killed 10 people. [ 2 ] U.S. President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in Southern California to assist in recovery from flood damages estimated at $300 million or more.
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