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MASSIVE MUD SLIDE BURIES HIGHWAY 1 AT BIG SUR

 

 

By Miriam Raftery

May 23, 2017 (Big Sur) – Millions of tons of rocks and mud have buried Highway 1 in a massive mudslide over the weekend at the aptly-named Mud Creek in Big Sur. According a tweet from Caltrans District 5, the slide covered a third of a mile of roadway, 35 to 40 feet deep. 


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