NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) - Utah officials say they’ve detected new earth movement in an area where a home was destroyed by a dramatic 2014 landslide north of Salt Lake City.
The Deseret News reports (https://bit.ly/2j5NVMb) Utah Geological Survey experts detected up to 42 inches of movement in some terrain.
Authorities say it happened after two feet of snow melted in two days, which soaked the earth and increased instability.
North Salt Lake city manager Ken Leethan says he’s concerned after a drainage pipe was broken, but the shifts are within the normal range and there’s no reason to panic.
Residents, though, remain wary. A 2014 landslide behind an upscale home crushed walls and blew out windows as it ripped the structure from its foundations. No one was hurt.
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Information from: Deseret News, https://www.deseretnews.com
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