Timeline: Oso, the deadliest landslide in US history

  • Source: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
  • Published: 03/21/2024 12:00 AM

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Ten years ago, the deadliest landslide in U.S. history struck the small town of Oso, Washington. Forty-three people were killed on March 22, 2014, when the hillside above the Steelhead Haven neighborhood in Snohomish County collapsed, wiping out state Route 530, homes and cars. It was a beautiful Saturday morning in the close-knit community of Oso when the hillside gave way. The community had seen a record-breaking start to the year with twice the average rainfall falling in February and March. But on March 22, 2014, spring was in the air. At 10:37 a.m., a landslide changed that community forever. A rain-soaked hillside near Oso collapsed, sending around 18 million tons of sand, till and clay into the community of Steelhead Haven, destroying more than 30 homes.



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