A landslide has blocked Highway 35, a key thoroughfare in Jackson County, Ala., officials say.
Large boulders, trees, and soil slid into the highway around 4:45 a.m., dispatchers said. The debris has blocked the span of highway between the towns of Section and Scottsboro, at the foot of Sand Mountain.
"There is so much debris that the entire highway had to be closed," one dispatcher said.
Traffic is being rerouted through Highway 40, Jackson County officials said. There is no estimate yet as to how long it will take to clear the road.
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