Landslide and sinkhole close part of U.S. 64

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Landslide and Sinkhole Destroy Part of U.S. Route 64

A landslide and sinkhole, probably caused by recent heavy rains, close part of U.S. Route 64 the main east-west route along the southern border of Tennessee

The section that was destroyed by the earth movement lies in Wayne County between Savannah and Waynesboro about 140 miles east of Memphis, Tennessee. Photo source: TDOT. Click image to enlarge.

Related Links:

• Taiwan Massive Landslide Buries 6-Lane Freeway
• Landslide Fear Shuts Down Part of 10 Fwy in Pomona
• Mudslide Buries Chemical Factory in China
• Storms, Extreme Rain Events, Floods, Landslides
• Additional photos of the landslide

Other Landslide News:

• More than five families have been asked to leave an area that was recently hit by a landslide.
• Sinkhole opens up on Hunza Valley’s Attabad landslide dam

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