Heavy rain and flooding caused a hill to give way along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota Thursday, forcing a road closure and evacuations from a nearby hospital.

Deputy Fire Chief Todd White tells the Star Tribune that the slide occurred around 7 p.m., sending a 100-yard swath of the bluff onto the road and river below. He says about 6 to 8 feet of mud were left on the West River Parkway, which was partially closed. No one was injured, though the first reports of the mudslide came from drivers who were nearly carried away by it, reports MyFox9.com.

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Engineers inspected the buildings located along the bluff, including the hospital, and determined that they were still structurally sound thanks to their location atop bedrock.

The report also mentioned the hospital's oxygen tanks were originally thought to be threatened by the mudslide, which removed part of the ground on which they rested. It was later determined that those tanks were resting on firm ground and would not be at risk. On Friday, a hospital spokesperson announced that the tanks would be vented and emptied, which will be very loud and produce a visible cloud, according to MyFox9.com. 

The Pioneer Press reports 20 administrative employees of the hospital were evacuated from a building near the oxygen tanks as a precaution. Patients were not affected.

West River Parkway will remain closed through the weekend for cleanup, but officials do not believe the roadway suffered any structural damage, according to CBS Minnesota.

The mudslide comes after torrential rain and flash flooding in the area Thursday.

Minneapolis/St. Paul saw 4.13 inches of rain fall on Thursday, which set a daily rainfall record for any day in the month of June. The Twin Cities is also in second place for the wettest June with 10.76 inches, the record is 11.67 inches set in 1874. The Mississippi River at St. Paul is forecast to reach major flood stage this weekend, which could result in additional road closures.

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Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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