As rain fell hard on the Rancho Palos Verdes peninsula, residents of the Seaview neighborhood watched for signs of land movement in the already damaged community.
As rain fell hard on the Rancho Palos Verdes peninsula Monday, residents of the Seaview neighborhood watched for signs of land movement in the already damaged community, worried that their homes could become unlivable.As rain fell hard on the Rancho Palos Verdes peninsula Monday, residents of the Seaview neighborhood watched for signs of land movement in the already damaged community, worried that their homes could become unlivable as the earth below them slowly shifts toward the sea.
Right in front of her home near the intersection of Exultant and Dauntless Drive, one home already sits empty, its walls and windows showing what happens when heavy rains wash away the ground beneath it. "The land movement is caused by water. You should not let water flow freely year after year knowing that you're not supposed to do this," Houshkam told Eyewitness News.
"I've reached out to the governor and asked him to help us, maybe declare a state of emergency," Hahn said. "It's going to take a lot of engineering and a lot of money."
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