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Highway 395 reopened Tuesday afternoon after a mudslide forced the closure of all lanes in the Topaz area, Caltrans said.

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A large mudslide and flooding have forced the closure of Highway 395, a major route to Lake Tahoe, near the Nevada and California state line, officials said.

The road was closed in both directions Tuesday morning near Topaz Lake in Douglas County, Nevada.

On Monday night, mud stretched 100 feet across the road and was 3 to 5 feet deep, according to the California Department of Transportation.

Road maintenance crews worked through the night to remove debris, but there was no estimate Tuesday morning of when the road would be reopened, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

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