as in landslides
a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place
In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.
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Recent Examples of mudslides
Floodwaters and mudslides almost entirely wiped out some communities such as Asheville, North Carolina, where residents have remained without electricity and cell service while facing water, gas and food shortages.
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Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
All of that water barreled down the mountains, liquifying the slopes in some places into devastating mudslides that wiped homes off their foundations.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The storm battered communities across multiple states, flooding homes, causing mudslides and wiping out cell service.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Thousands were evacuated from areas vulnerable to mudslides and landslides.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Buildings and homes have been severely damaged or completely annihilated by the storms, flooding and mudslides.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
All of that water barreled down the mountains, liquifying the slopes in some places into devastating mudslides that wiped homes off their foundations.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The storm battered communities across multiple states, flooding homes, causing mudslides and wiping out cell service.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Thousands were evacuated from areas vulnerable to mudslides and landslides.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Buildings and homes have been severely damaged or completely annihilated by the storms, flooding and mudslides.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Mudslides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mudslides. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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