


Photo courtesy Terri Kasinga, Caltrans
Rock slide closes Hwy. 243
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Last week’s snow and rain caused several rock slides throughout Southern California. Here, a boulder blocking Highway 243 in the Poppet Flat area, south of Banning, is split and removed. Photo courtesy Terri Kasinga, Caltrans



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