‘Noticeable’ section of Rancho Palos Verdes home’s yard shifts overnight | Latest Lifestyle News
A resident of Rancho Palos Verdes – a community which has long dealt with mudslides and land movement – called authorities to report a significant shift in their backyard.
According to a Los Angeles County Fire Department official, authorities received reports of land movement from a resident on Marguerite Drive around 8 p.m. Saturday.
“Firefighters found a 300-foot section in the backyard that had noticeable land movement,” the official said. “Homes were not structurally damaged or impacted at that time.”
As of Sunday morning, there were still no reports of damage or structural impacts at the oceanfront home located between Christmas Tree Cove and Vista Point. Additionally, no mandatory evacuations were ordered; however, a neighbor who knows the resident who made the initial call told KTLA on Sunday morning that the resident voluntarily left and stayed the night at a local hotel out of an abundance of caution.
“There was a crack that had developed, so it wasn’t a surprise,” said the neighbor, Mehran Moshfegh.
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Just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, the city of Rancho Palos Verdes provided more details on the Marguerite Drive land movement situation, saying that approximately 300 to 400 linear feet of the slope sloughed off and dropped at least 50 feet towards the coastline.
“There were no initial signs of structural damage…however, significant soil movement has resulted in damage to several backyards,” city officials said. “The city is working closely with the L.A. County Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department and has dispatched the Rancho Palos Verdes city geologist and Building and Safety Division to the scene.”
Officials added that, while a geotechnical assessment is still ongoing, the most recent land shift occurred outside the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, which is located about four miles southeast of Marguerite Drive.
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