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As Cracks Widen In Washington State, Government Prepares For Landslide [1]

"Nearly 70 people live on a sliver of land wedged between Interstate 82 and Rattlesnake Ridge in central Washington state. A massive chunk of the ridge is moving, and cracking, and geologists say it will likely cause a landslide.

In a depression below the cracked ridge just east of the interstate, two firefighters go door to door among mobile homes, trying to get residents to leave quickly in case a landslide destroys their homes.

One of the residents, farmworker Janeth Solorio, says it's a difficult time."

Anna King reports for NPR/Northwest News Network January 8, 2018. [2]

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Source: NPR [2], 01/09/2018
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/cracks-widen-washington-state-government-prepares-landslide [2] https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/576390632/as-cracks-widen-in-washington-state-government-prepares-for-a-landslide [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northwest [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81