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  "id": 5778782,
  "title": "After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/after-overtourism-besieged-big-sur-the-worst-finally-happened-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T13:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The coastal community in California had already been devastated by landslides and wildfires before a fatal crash California’s rugged Big Sur coastline is often called a slice of heaven, 120 miles (195km) of unspoiled rocky promontories, sandy beaches and redwood forests at the foot of the Santa Lucia mountains. This year, it has endured a long summer of hell. Wildfires, road closures and repeated…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}