One person has died in a mudslide on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, police said.
The mudslide happened at Carlton-in-Cleveland at around 13:15 BST, with emergency services still on scene.
North Yorkshire Police asked the public to avoid the area, which has been cordoned off, while work continued.
Officers said nobody else was injured in the incident, adding they would provide updates “as soon as we can”.
A spokesperson said: “We would ask the public to refrain from speculation and spreading unverified information.”
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