rockslide

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In 2017, a massive rockslide came down close to the village of Bondo, killing eight hikers.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

On March 30, a rockslide below Highway 1 south of the Rocky Creek Bridge left the southbound lane partially undermined and impassable, the governor’s office said.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

A section of Malibu Canyon Road was closed following a rockslide Friday evening, and was not expected to reopen before Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024

After hiking 886 feet, I was eyeing one historic abandoned fjord farm, Skageflå, where, before it was partially destroyed in an 1873 rockslide, parents tied ropes around children so they wouldn’t fall into the fjord.

From National Geographic • Oct. 20, 2023

The doorway through which she’d fallen was ten feet off the ground, now completely blocked with debris that had cascaded into the room, making a rockslide.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan