Mexican coastal highway collapses
December 30, 2013 -- Updated 1216 GMT (2016 HKT)
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Editor's note: See a photo gallery of the collapse at CNNMexico.com.// see also a video down below
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(CNN) -- Part of a picturesque toll highway that
tourists use to travel between the Mexican towns of Ensenada and Tijuana
collapsed this weekend, civil protection officials in Mexico said.
One of the holes created by the landslide was more than 40 feet deep and stretched 200 feet long.
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A cement truck was stuck
when the ground started shifting, but the driver made it out safely,
officials told CNNMexico. The truck ended up tumbling into the Pacific
Ocean, which is just west of the road.
Officials say it may take
as long as a year to repair the damage. Building a temporary road is
one option being considered, authorities said. For now, motorists will
use a nearby free road.
It is unclear what caused the landslide.
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According to the United
States Geological Survey, a magnitude-4.6 earthquake centered about 60
miles southeast of Ensenada struck on December 19, but the events might
not be connected.
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On the Facebook page of the Baja California Civil
Protection services, officials said the road is not in an area where
there is a fault line.
The damage occurred about 60 miles from Mexico's border with the United States.
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