New drone video shows crack at Rattlesnake Ridge continues to grow



UNION GAP, Wash. — A crack on Rattlesnake Ridge near Yakima continues to grow, fueling the fear that 8-million tons of rock and soil could tumble down the ridge before the end of the month.

Drone video shot Saturday shows a close-up view of the crack, which first appeared in October.

A geologist hired to study the slow-moving slide says the ground is moving at about 2.5 inches a day.

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About 70 people have been evacuated from the area as homes at the bottom of the slope remain in danger.

Earlier this month, officials came up with a plan to move big shipping containers filled with concrete barriers between the ridge and Interstate-82, in an effort to keep rocks from falling on the roadway.