Md. officials ready site of landslide for storm

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore officials are working to brace a city block that caved in two weeks ago, swallowing eight cars and a streetlight, before an impending storm promising at least two inches of rain.

Officials say crews have been dispatched to 26th Street in Charles Village to install a raised barrier to divert rain water from the site of the May 1 landslide. Crews are also securing plastic sheeting over the lip of the slope and temporarily sealing drill holes to prevent flooding.

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