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After heavy rain, swollen streams can burst their banks, carrying mud and boulders down the mountainsides.—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 Satellite imagery taken before the strikes shows multiple entrances carved out of the mountainside that are similar to those seen at the Isfahan Tunnel Complex located just over 9 miles north of Khordad.—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026 Specialized rescue teams worked for nearly three hours to maneuver the injured man down the mountainside using a rescue basket.—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 In the footage, a plume of dust can be seen rising from the mountainside as a loud, rumbling sound echoes through the area.—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountainside