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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Before and after: Washington state slide puts homes at risk

A landslide devastated one home, leaving others at risk and altering a quarter mile of scenic coastline about 50 miles north of Seattle.

 Before and after: Whidbey Island landslide in Washington state
Image: Before and after: An aerial photo shows an area near Coupeville, Wash. on Whidbey Island in 2006 and on Wednesday, March 27, after a landslide. The slide severely damaged one home and isolated or threatened more than 30 others on the island, about 50 miles north of Seattle in Puget Sound. No one was reported injured in the slide, which happened at about 4 a.m. Wednesday.
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<font color="#cc0000">•</font><a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/28/17501026-possible-more-homes-could-be-lost-washington-island-landslide-still-a-threat?lite" target="_blank"><u> Washington island landslide still a threat</u></a>
Image: Before and after: An aerial photo shows an area near Coupeville, Wash. on Whidbey Island in 2006 and on Wednesday, March 27, after a landslide. The slide severely damaged one home and isolated or threatened more than 30 others on the island, about 50 miles north of Seattle in Puget Sound. No one was reported injured in the slide, which happened at about 4 a.m. Wednesday.
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<font color="#cc0000">•</font><a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/28/17501026-possible-more-homes-could-be-lost-washington-island-landslide-still-a-threat?lite" target="_blank"><u> Washington island landslide still a threat</u></a>
Left: Washington Department of Ecology; Right: AP


Before and after: An aerial photo shows an area near Coupeville, Wash. on Whidbey Island in 2006 and on Wednesday, March 27, after a landslide. The slide severely damaged one home and isolated or threatened more than 30 others on the island, about 50 miles north of Seattle in Puget Sound. No one was reported injured in the slide, which happened at about 4 a.m. Wednesday.

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