ASTORIA, Ore. — A slow-moving mudslide is affecting residents and has closed a section of a street in Astoria, officials said Saturday morning.
The mudslide was reported around 10:01 a.m. in the area of 27th Street and Grand Avenue. Police notified residents and city public works officials, who are assessing the situation.
Astoria Public Works said that there are seven residences on the street that have been impacted. As a precautionary measure, Astoria Public Works closed the section of 27th Street that leads to the base of the mudslide.
Resident Adrienne Fabrique told KGW that she was evacuating because of the mudslide, adding that the "house next door is already moving off its foundation!"
Public safety officials are asking non-residents to stay away from the area.
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