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Mudslides block access to Mount Rainier and isolate residents and park visitors
A landslide that isolated a community on Thursday will keep Mount Rainier National Park closed until Sunday.
The two slides, called “significant” by a Department of Transportation spokesperson, cover portions of State Route 507 east of Ashford.
According to Pierce County Fire Chief Matt Medford, as many as 200 people live between the slides and the park’s main entrance, the Nisqually gate. They were trapped for a full day until a caravan arrived to help.
About 100 residents and park visitors were escorted to Ashford on a forest road by park rangers Friday afternoon.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/mudslides-block-access-to-mount-rainier-and-isolate-residents-and-park-visitors/ar-BBZMhgD?ocid=hplocalnews
