Cars in Sinkhole
BALTIMORE - About a dozen cars tumble into a massive sinkhole in Baltimore. Nearby workers and residents said they felt a shaking in the ground like an earth...

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Retaining wall collapses in Charles Village
Retaining wall collapses in Charles Village.

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Raw: Mudslide Slows Train Service Near NYC
Heavy rains triggered the collapse of a retaining wall, causing a mudslide in Yonkers, New York. The mudslide knocked out a pair of rail tracks, and slowed commuter rail service north of New...

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Cars, homes damaged in retaining wall collapse Cars, homes damaged in retaining wall collapse

Updated: Friday, May 2 2014 9:10 AM EDT2014-05-02 13:10:31 GMT

It's not clear what caused a retaining wall behind two garages to collapse in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Friday but heavy rain along the East Coast this week has been responsible for several landslides and severe flooding. At about 7 a.m. on Friday, the wall near 743 Crown St. came crashing down, taking with it at least four cars, according to fire officials.

It's not clear what caused a retaining wall behind two garages to collapse in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Friday but heavy rain along the East Coast this week has been responsible for several landslides and severe flooding. At about 7 a.m. on Friday, the wall near 743 Crown St. came crashing down, taking with it at least four cars, according to fire officials.

Updated: Thursday, May 1 2014 6:42 PM EDT2014-05-01 22:42:57 GMT

Another day of rain made it difficult to dry off from a storm that brought several inches of rain to the Tristate region a day earlier. The rain was so steady and heavy that flooding was widespread. The NYC Office of Emergency Management urged New Yorkers who sustained flooding damage to their homes or businesses to report it to the city information line at 311.

Another day of rain made it difficult to dry off from a storm that brought several inches of rain to the Tristate region a day earlier. The rain was so steady and heavy that flooding was widespread. The NYC Office of Emergency Management urged New Yorkers who sustained flooding damage to their homes or businesses to report it to the city information line at 311.

Updated: Thursday, May 1 2014 4:11 PM EDT2014-05-01 20:11:17 GMT

New York City and its largest teachers union struck a deal on a new contract Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, ending a nearly five-year labor dispute and potentially setting a template for negotiations with the city's other unions. Teachers will receive back pay equivalent of nearly 8 percent of their salaries and a series of additional small raises through 2018, according to the nine-year contract.

New York City and its largest teachers union struck a deal on a new contract Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, ending a nearly five-year labor dispute and potentially setting a template for negotiations with the city's other unions. Teachers will receive back pay equivalent of nearly 8 percent of their salaries and a series of additional small raises through 2018, according to the nine-year contract.

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04/30/2014 at 02:15 PM EDT

John Servati

Courtesy The University of Alabama

"John Servati died a hero," fellow swimmer Anna Rae Gwarjanski Tweeted Tuesday. "Held up a concrete wall long enough for his girlfriend to get out from under it before it collapsed again on him."

Officials would only say Servati, 21, of Tupelo, Miss., died after a retaining wall collapsed in his home in Tuscaloosa.

"I understand that he was in a house off-campus and was hit by a retaining wall," school spokesman Shane Dorrill told ESPN. "I don't know how it happened. I do know he was with his girlfriend and she is uninjured."

At least 35 people have died since tornadoes began sweeping through the Midwest and South Sunday.

Servati's coach Dennis Pursley released a statement through the university.

"John Servati was an extraordinary young man of great character and warmth who had a tremendously giving spirit," Pursley said. "He will forever be in our hearts and a part of the Crimson Tide legacy."

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A mudslide in Yonkers Wednesday night caused a retaining wall to collapse near the Glenwood MetroNorth station, leading to rush hour delays Thursday morning.

Mud, soil, and bricks buried the northbound local track, the MTA said. Two tracks are out of service and a third one has a 30 mile per hour speed restriction. Up to 30 minute delays are expected in both directions on the Hudson Line. Northbound Hudson Line trains are not stopping at Riverdale, Ludlow, Glenwood, and Greystone, and a MTA bus is being provided.

A retaining wall at a nearby sloped parking lot on Warburton Avenue broke off, taking down several trees as it slid down a steep embankmentleading to debris to land on the tracks about a half-mile from the Glenwood station.

There was a also a mudslide Wednesday night in Port Washington, Long Island, which buried two cars on Harbor Park Driver near Industrial Park Drive. There were no injuries reported.

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Footage of the landslide on 26th Street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun video)

A nearly 120-year-old retaining wall that has troubled Charles Village residents for decades collapsed Wednesday amid a month's worth of rain, dumping street lights, sidewalks and half a dozen cars onto the CSX rail tracks below.

No injuries were reported. City officials evacuated 19 adjacent homes along East 26th Street and urged residents to avoid the area in case of lingering instability.

The landslide halted CSX rail traffic through what is a main artery to the port of Baltimore. The track carries cargo containers handled by rail at the state's Seagirt Marine Terminal, a substantial economic engine for the region.

"My eyes were just riveted on the road and the railing just falling away," said Charles Village resident Dana Moore, who was driving north on Charles Street as the embankment collapsed. "It was there and then it wasn't."

The rain meanwhile flooded streams, closed roads and prompted rescues across the region.

Signs of trouble appeared on 26th Street early Wednesday afternoon as the rain fell.

Jeff Larry said he was picking up his daughter from school around 2:30 p.m. when he noticed that the street looked more unsettled than usual. When he got home a couple of blocks away, Larry said he called 311 and reported what he saw.

"You could just see that things were going bad it was a pretty significant shift in the ground," Larry said. "What I saw was actual cracks in the pavement, cracks where the pavement had dropped six inches and split open. A lot of the cars were on a much more significant lean than they usually were."

The 311 operator said she would let her supervisor know, Larry said.

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Footage of the landslide on 26th Street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun video)

A nearly 120-year-old retaining wall that has troubled residents of Baltimore's Charles Village neighborhood for decades collapsed Wednesday amid a month's worth of rain, dumping street lights, sidewalks and half a dozen cars onto the CSX rail tracks below.

No injuries were reported. City officials evacuated 19 adjacent homes along East 26th Street and urged residents to avoid the area in case of lingering instability.

The landslide halted CSX rail traffic through what is a main artery to the port of Baltimore. The track carries cargo containers handled by rail at the state's Seagirt Marine Terminal, a substantial economic engine for the region.

"My eyes were just riveted on the road and the railing just falling away," said Charles Village resident Dana Moore, who was driving north on Charles Street as the embankment collapsed. "It was there and then it wasn't."

The rain meanwhile flooded streams, closed roads and prompted rescues across the region.

Signs of trouble appeared on 26th Street early Wednesday afternoon as the rain fell.

Jeff Larry said he was picking up his daughter from school around 2:30 p.m. when he noticed that the street looked more unsettled than usual. When he got home a couple of blocks away, Larry said he called 311 and reported what he saw.

"You could just see that things were going bad it was a pretty significant shift in the ground," Larry said. "What I saw was actual cracks in the pavement, cracks where the pavement had dropped six inches and split open. A lot of the cars were on a much more significant lean than they usually were."

The 311 operator said she would let her supervisor know, Larry said.

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Animated Retaining Wall 02
Reinforced Retaining Wall.

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Hairpin Retaining Wall Pour 2
This video shows a few segments of pouring the core of the retaining wall blocks first four rows. This is the second pour, as the footing was poured previous...

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