1.Thirty-four families were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday after a huge landslide hit Whidbey Island, about 50 miles north of Seattle.
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3.NBC News reports that the landslide washed a road away, wiped out power lines and water mains, and plunged one home off the island's crumbling cliff.
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5.No injuries have been reported.
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7.Officials estimate the landslide to be about a quarter-mile wide and a half-mile deep - much larger than the landslides that have hit this area in the past.
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11."It's possible more homes could be lost. We're trying to ensure the safety and awareness of people," Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Hartin told KOMO-TV in Seattle.
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13."There's not anything we can do to stop the movement of the ground."
