Landslide Covers Ore. Road, Hits Homes
Pastor Dale Morgan
Landslide Covers Ore. Road, Hits Homes*
AP
PORTLAND, Ore. - A landslide Tuesday in a region hit hard by last week's
storms slammed into at least three homes and covered a highway shortly
after it was closed, officials said.
No injuries were reported in the slide, which spread mud, trees and
debris over five acres.
The slide hit at least three homes, moving one onto U.S. Highway 30,
said Chris Friend of the state forestry department. Another home showed
signs of giving way and a third had mud up to its windows
One woman living above the slide was stranded in her home, where the
driveway was wiped out by the slide, but was in no danger, officials said.
A buildup of water and debris in a creek preceded the slide. Officials
had been monitoring it for days.
On Monday, a technician determined it was a danger and people were
evacuated from their homes in the rural area. Officials tried to relieve
the pressure on the buildup but could not.
The state transportation department had closed the highway to the coast
shortly before the landslide. The highway is located just west of
Clastakanie, between Portland and the Oregon coast.