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.
City and County officials -- including the L.A. County assessor and mayor of Rolling Hills Estates -- did a walk-through around the area Monday afternoon.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.
This photo shot with a drone shows damage from earth movement to a property in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Monday, July 10, 2023.The city said it's also working with the LACFD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to monitor the situation in the impacted area. Southern California is prone to landslides because of its location on a major tectonic plate boundary and geological complexity,The area experiences different types of landslides, including rapid debris flows caused by heavy rainfall, USGS said in its report.
A landslide in 1956 destroyed 140 homes in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, and the land still moves in the area, according to The Associated Press.
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