Word: infirma
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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First hint of disaster in the once tranquil Castellamare section came two months ago when the pavement started cracking up. Then the whole hillside started moving. Before it slowed down early this month, terra infirma was going west at the rate of 5 ft. an hour. The slide should have come as no surprise. Similar disasters have destroyed hundreds of homes in the region since 1956, prompting repeated official warnings against building on hills and in canyons. But even though insurance companies have refused to reimburse homeowners for damage due to earth slippage, builders and buyers still compete for high...
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