A massive mudslide approximately 1 mile by 3 miles by 250 feet deep has occured in Western Colorado over the Memorial Day weekend. There are reports that 3 men from the nearby Collbran/Mesa area are missing. According to the Forbes article, the estimates of the size would make it three times the size of the catastrophic Oso landslide in Washington. [Source: Forbes via @CanGeotechJournal. Image: Forbes / Twitter / Denver Post – Photographer AAron Ontiveroz]
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