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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).
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 .
Health The United Nations Children's Fund reports that an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that has so far claimed the lives of 59 victims has spread from southern Guinea to the capital Conakry. (AAP via News Limited) Law and crime Shrien Dewani has his extradition date to South Africa set for 7 April to face court for the murder of Anni Dewani. (Sky News) Politics and elections Elections in ...
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 .
Disasters and accidents Five people die after a light plane catches fire on take-off at Caboolture Airport in Queensland, Australia. (The Guardian) At least 35 people die in Balochistan, Pakistan, in a collision between a petrol tanker and two buses. (PTI via Business Standard) 2014 Oso mudslide: A landslide kills two people, and injures six in Oso, Washington, United States. (CNN) 2014 ...
The massive mudslide that killed 43 people in the community of Oso, Wash., is viewed from the air on March 24, 2014. Flag directives in Washington The state governor is responsible for issuing ...
Date Place Name/article Position Volume Comments Sources 1.4 Ma off northern Molokai, Hawaii: Wailau Slide 2,500 km 3: The northern third of East Molokai Volcano collapsed suddenly into the Pacific Ocean in a 25-mile (40 km) wide landslide with a 120-mile (193 km) run-out that climbed uphill 900 feet (274 m) from the Hawaiian Trough over the last 80 miles (130 km).
After the catastrophic Oso mudslide in Washington State in March, 2014, Montgomery appeared on various news segments to discuss the science behind landslides. [2] He appears in DamNation the 2014 documentary film about dam removal in the United States. In 2015, Montgomery appeared, as a geologist, in the PBS documentary film, Making North America.