Horrifying drone footage shows millionaire California homes hanging off cliff edge following massive landslide – as owners are evacuated
Several homes in Newport Beach, California were given a yellow tag by officials after a landslide hit the cliff behind the properties.
Gruesome drone footage shows the aftermath of the landslide, with houses teetering on the edge of steep cliffs.
Yellow tags indicate that the area or property is dangerous and potentially dangerous to be within or near.
Last year, a landslide occurred in the same Newport Beach neighborhood, where homes are worth millions of dollars. This was so serious that a house was demolished.
This time, no damage was reported to the buildings themselves, but residents were advised to enter their homes only to retrieve their belongings and then leave the area, although it is unclear how long they should stay away.
Several homes in Newport Beach, California were given a yellow tag by officials after a landslide hit the cliff behind the properties
Gruesome drone footage shows the aftermath of the landslide, with houses teetering on the edge of steep cliffs
No damage was reported to the actual buildings, but residents were advised to enter their homes only to retrieve their belongings and then leave the area, although it is unclear how long they were told to stay away.
Yellow tags indicate that the area or property is dangerous and potentially dangerous to be within or near
The three houses on Galaxy Drive, which face the back bay, were the most affected by the landslide and no longer have a backyard because of the dirt and debris that slid down the cliff.
The house in the middle of the three houses fared the worst during Thursday’s 4 a.m. landslideKTLA5 reported.
City officials are now working with affected homeowners to prevent further damage from landslides.
A recently renovated home in California’s exclusive Hollywood Hills also fell victim to another landslide in the area that caused $500,000 in damage.
Marc Verbena, the homeowner, was told Wednesday evening that the house he had been renovating for more than a year was buried under a collapsing hill.
Images from after the landslide show one house covered in dirt and debris piled all the way to the roof of their property.
His home was just a week away from construction work when the landslide struck, damaging and destroying his home.
A newly renovated home in California’s exclusive Hollywood Hills has fallen victim to yet another landslide in the area causing $500,000 in damage
Images from after the landslide show one house covered in dirt and debris piled all the way to the roof of their property.
“We have dirt in the kitchen and in the bedroom,” Verbena said ABC7. ‘The roof is about to collapse. I mean major, major damage.”
Verbena is now seeking government assistance to ease the financial burden of the natural disaster, which he said could cost more than $500,000 to resolve.
“We can’t move in,” Verbena said. “We have to stay in a different place, and then rebuilding that hill will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars that we don’t have. So I really don’t know what’s going to happen at this point. We’re in a bad place.’
He said the landslide was completely unexpected and that there have been mudslides in the past, but nothing of this intensity.
“We’ve had a few mudslides, but nothing like this,” he said. ‘None of this. This is huge.’
Fortunately, no one was injured during the terrifying landslide.
This is not the first incident of land movement in California damaging buildings and homes.
Three homes in Hollywood Hills, California were damaged by a landslide (pictured) after heavy rainfall caused significant ground movement
A house on Flicker Way – one of the houses affected by the landslide. The mansion sold for $3.5 million and was built right on the hill where the landslide occurred
A row of $1 million mansions in California was red-tagged in March after a landslide damaged the luxury properties.
The homes, located on Flicker Way in Hollywood Hills, were hit by significant ground movement in the area on Sunday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Three homes were tagged by Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety officials due to the threat of a landslide that occurred behind the homes.
The collapsed hill, full of debris and mud, has shifted and seeped into the luxury properties, making them unsafe to live in, according to authorities.
No rescues were required and no injuries were reported when the latest landslide occurred due to extremely wet weather across the area.
A structure with a ‘red tag’ means the house has been seriously damaged to the extent that it is too dangerous to inhabit – resulting in a red tag on the property.
A landslide in February in Dana Point, Orange County, sent mud and debris through the 50-foot canyon below.
Three multi-million dollar homes in Southern California are teetering precariously on the edge of a cliff after a landslide
No evacuations were ordered and engineering crews assessed the structural integrity of the homes – the only three were on the cliff.
Residents of the affected properties were advised to remain vigilant and prepare for the looming possibility of relocation.
The three affected homes are now largely at the mercy of Mother Nature, although the rain that recently flooded the region appears to have passed. They cost approximately $12.8 million, $13 million and $15.9 million and are at risk of ending up in the Pacific Ocean.