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United States of America (the): Landslide: 2005/01/10
GLIDE: MS-2005-000007-USA
| Period | 2005/01/10 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | United States of America (the) |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | The death toll from a mudslide in the oceanside California town of La Conchita rose to 10 on Wednesday. Roughly a dozen people remain missing and are presumed trapped in the 30-foot-deep mound of earth that swallowed some 15 homes in this hamlet about 80 miles north of Los Angeles on Monday. |
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| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
ABC News 2005/01/14
With the search for victims of a deadly mudslide over, some residents of this oceanfront town prepared to return to their homes despite being warned of the danger of another collapse.
Turkish Press 2005/01/12
Some 600 rescue workers from 20 different agencies mounted a desperate search in Ventura County, California Wednesday for survivors of Monday's landslide, which killed 10 people and left seven others missing, local officials said.
Reuters 2005/01/12
The death toll from a mudslide in the oceanside California town of La Conchita rose to 10 on Wednesday.