A dozen homes in the southern California community were evacuated after the ground beneath them shifted, putting them at risk of a collision course into a nearby canyon.
A view shows damaged houses, which were evacuated due to a growing fissure causing a landslide, in the Rolling Hills Estates, California, July 9, 2023.A dozen homes in a Southern California community were evacuated over the weekend after the ground beneath them shifted, putting them at risk of a collision course into a nearby canyon, according to Los Angeles County officials.
"Homes have been pulled off their foundations," Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Janice Hahn tweeted on Sunday. The land is continuing to move, but the evacuation order continues to be limited to these 12 homes." Hahn said the landslide could be attributed to heavy rainfall, leading to underground water to cause a fissure, resulting in the homes falling into the canyon.
"Luckily, we got everybody out, people were given 20 minutes to get their belongings," she said. "Everyone was coopering. We're now here kind of in a recovery mode eventually to see what we can do to help people."
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