Twelve residences were forced to evacuate on Saturday in Rolling Hills Estates, California after a landslide impacted homes, causing them to sink and become uninhabitable.
noticed something was awry when they responded to Peartree Lane at around 4 p.m. regarding a water leak. Crew members began to notice structural damage and cracks inside and outside the home.
Officials quickly ordered twelve homes to evacuate before the fissure made them all uninhabitable. Residents were told that they had 20 minutes to gather their belongings and leave. "[I] was taken on a brief tour looking at the fissure that was winding its way through these 12 homes and even in the 45 minutes I was here, the land continued to move, in my opinion, very quickly," Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn explained during a conference."Since I was here last night, I've been told the land has moved about six feet."may be the cause of the landside, but geologists will investigate the scene and determine the cause.
"I have not seen anything like this in the area," Hahn added."Being here today and seeing this incredible movement… I've never seen anything like this."
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