On one of the most beautiful trails in California, on the winding section of Highway 1, in the area of ??the main tourist attraction - the coast of Big Sur, came a major landslide. A third of a mile of the roadway of the famous highway along the central coast of California, was under the rubble of rocks and mud.

The rubble in some places reached a height of up to 40 feet, a spokesman for the California Department of Transport said, reports forumdaily.

The authorities note that as a result of a landslide blocked was the carriageway in the area of ??Big Sur. "Large-scale landslide. We've never seen anything like it, "said Colin Jones, a spokesman for the transport department of the area.

The authorities have already closed part of Highway 1 to repair the damage caused by the last landslide, and those that arose earlier as a result of the rainiest winter in California in a decade.

Transport officials plan to wait for a reduction in the risk of a new collapse before carrying out work to strengthen the slopes and reopen the damaged part of the road.

Severe winter blocked at least 2 more sections of the road in the area, which led to the closure of a number of resorts on the coast. Those who continued to work had to use helicopters to transport guests and necessary cargo.

Narrow, windswept Highway 1, which passes through the coast of Big Sur, is a popular tourist attraction.