{"id":355848,"date":"2026-01-25T09:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=355848"},"modified":"2026-01-25T09:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:18:27","slug":"massive-landlslide-in-pichelin-completely-blocks-off-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/massive-landlslide-in-pichelin-completely-blocks-off-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive landlslide in Pichelin completely blocks off river"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-355849 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/landslide-pichelin-642x857.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/landslide-pichelin-642x857.jpeg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/landslide-pichelin-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/landslide-pichelin-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/landslide-pichelin-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/landslide-pichelin.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following a massive landslide in the Pichelin area the Pichelin river has been completely blocked. 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