'There is no playbook for an emergency like this one,' said a county supervisor.
"There is no playbook for an emergency like this one," said a county supervisor.Drone view of houses as an evacuation warning is issued and electricity is turned off after recent landslides have effected the Portuguese Bend neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Sept. 1, 2024.is threatening multimillion-dollar homes in the Southern California city of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Residents in the growing landslide zone, which has spread about 680 acres over the past year the community has been dealing with the issue, were advised Sunday to leave the area after the Southern California Edison utility company shut off power to 140 homes and said another 105 residents were poised to lose electricity by Monday night.
Drone view of houses as an evacuation warning is issued and electricity is turned off after recent landslides have effected the Portuguese Bend neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Sept. 1, 2024.City officials said homes, roads and infrastructure have already been damaged by the landslide, which has been shifting for decades, but began to accelerate following heavy rains in the spring of 2023.
Hahn called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to visit the area in hopes he will declare a state of emergency.
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