A massive landslide buried a a portion of an iconic California highway under 13 metres of rock and dirt

A portion of California’s Highway 1 was buried under 13 metres of rock and dirt after a massive landslide. California is already looking at $US1B in highway damages after a heavy winter, but locals are now concerned that the landslide could hurt tourism for the famed Big Sur.

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