Interstate 84 east of Portland, a major artery eastward, was closed by a mudslide, said Lt.

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"Had nothing to do with me, " Gore said as he toured the mudslide-ravaged area of Rio Nido, Calif.

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The road was opened to some traffic a few days later, only to be blocked again by another mudslide.

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Their line of frozen to-go drinks include a variety of flavors, including Classic Lime and Watermelon MarGOritas, Strawberry DaigGOri, PinaGOlada, and ChoGOlate Mudslide housed inside a re-sealable CapriSun-esque pouch.

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That means seizing the opportunity provided by tragedy to clear out the ranchos, the slums built on steep hillsides or in gullies that deforestation and erosion have turned into mudslide-prone death traps.

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They are all climbing up a mudslide.

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