Rains wash out cemetery: no rest in this final place

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Cemetery in Baltimore slip slides away in record rainfall. Another good reason to be cremated. WBAL courtesy photo
Cemetery in Baltimore slip slides away in record rainfall. Another good reason to be cremated. WBAL courtesy photo

From WBAL
The video shows several headstones of Western Cemetery that were dislodged. Some ended up at the bottom of the mudslide.
There’s no word yet as to whether actual graves were compromised.
The mudslide also covered part of the Gwynns Falls Trail.
On Wednesday, a Charles Village retaining wall and part of 26th Street collapsed into a CSX railroad track, destroying several cars and forcing 19 people from their homes.
Another mudslide was reported on a portion of Route 43 in the White Marsh area of Baltimore County. Read more:

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