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The sheer volume of the mudslide at Duffey Lake Road is a testament to the intensity of the rainfall that saturated the ground. When the hillside finally gave way, it moved with a velocity and force that left those in its path with almost no time to react. Vehicles were swept off the road and buried under meters of soil and rock, creating a complex puzzle for recovery teams. The technical difficulty of excavating such a site cannot be overstated; it requires a delicate balance of speed and precision to ensure that no further lives are endangered during the recovery of those already lost.
