(TheConservativeTimes.org) – A landslide is threatening multi-million dollar homes across the Southern California city of Rancho Palos Verdes, about thirty miles away from Los Angeles. The landslide intensified over the weekend, and the results have prompted evacuations for those in the area, which consists of more than one hundred homes.
The landslide zone has spread almost seven hundred acres over the past year, and the community has continued to deal with the issue. Those in the area have been advised to evacuate, especially with the Southern California Edison utility company shutting off the power to over one hundred homes.
The utility company stated they had “determined there is a public safety threat.”
“Electricity service will be discontinued in these zones effective Sunday, September first at twelve p.m. PST. DO NOT USE WATER OR PLUMBING AFTER THE POWER IS SHUT OFF — THIS COULD RESULT IN A SEWER SPILL.”
City officials said that roads and infrastructure have already been damaged from the landside. The conditions have worsened over the last months due to heavy rainfall.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said, “There is no playbook for an emergency like this one. We’re sparing no expense. This is bigger than Rancho Palos Verdes. This land movement is so gigantic and so damaging, that one city should not have to bear the burden alone.”
Hahn said that they have committed five million dollars already to respond to the disaster. She called on Governor Gavin Newsom to visit the area to determine if he can declare a state of emergency.
Said Hahn, “Yes, this landslide has been moving for decades, but the acceleration that’s happening currently is beyond what any of us could have foretold, and it demands more response from the state, more response from the federal government.”
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