US: Heavy rains in Pennsylvania boost landslide dangers

Heavy rains are aggravating problems that towns near Pittsburgh have been having with landslides in recent days. One home was destroyed and the back wall of another was crushed in a landslide in Kilbuck Township, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of Pittsburgh. Tom Tomaro has lived in the 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom house his entire life. The landscape contractor said he noticed signs that the land was shifting several days ago, and started to move out his belongings then. The landslide has so far plowed through his fence, yard and deck and crushed the 70-year-old home's back wall. For now, he and his wife are staying with his mother-in-law. Officials say all the rain is causing the clay soil underneath to move quickly.