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Homes, cars swallowed up in huge landslide over Highway 30
KATU and Associated Press ^
| 12/11/2007
| KATU Associated Press
Posted on 12/11/2007 4:48:23 PM PST by Danae
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A mud slide slammed into three homes and blocked a highway to the coast on Tuesday in a region that was hit hard by last week's storms.
The slide of mud, trees and debris covered five acres. To view a static map of the area, click here. For an animated map of the slide area, click here.
It hit at least three homes, moving one onto U.S. Highway 30, said Chris Friend of the Oregon Department of Forestry. Another home showed signs of giving way on its foundation and a third had mud up to its windows.
No injuries were reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at katu.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: landslide; mudslide; oregonhwy30
Hwy 30 currently closed. Best bet is to take Longview bridge and head to the coast on the Washington side. Or detour to Hwy 26 to 101.
No word on clean up.
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posted on
12/11/2007 4:48:26 PM PST
by
Danae
To: Salvation
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posted on
12/11/2007 4:48:59 PM PST
by
Danae
(Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha (Smoke clears and Fred Thompson is President))
To: Danae
If only they had Light Rail......
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:12:07 PM PST
by
Bean Counter
(On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...)
To: Bean Counter
To: Danae
I didn’t realize this happened in Oregon. Thought it might have been in California.
Thanks for a ping. I’ll call the folks. Hope everyone is safe.
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posted on
12/11/2007 6:58:43 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Danae; abcraghead; aimhigh; Archie Bunker on steroids; bicycle thug; blackie; coffeebreak; ...
Oregon Ping Please notify me via FReepmail if you would like to be added to or taken off the Oregon Ping List.
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posted on
12/11/2007 7:00:25 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Danae
It began to move Tuesday and the Oregon Department of Transportation closed the highway. Within an hour, the slide covered the highway and surrounding area located just west of Clastakanie, between Portland and the Oregon coast.
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posted on
12/11/2007 7:08:03 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Salvation
Wow, what devastation!
Pray for Oregon Ping!!
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posted on
12/11/2007 7:17:21 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Merry CHRISTmas!!)
To: PROCON
Prayers going out to all...
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posted on
12/14/2007 6:38:24 PM PST
by
HangFire
(I'm only wearing black until they come up with something darker...)
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