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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumslandslide by California cliffside home. Owner says "the house is fine"
During the latest storm, tons of rocks and debris slid down to the beach right below bluff-side homes in Dana Point.
Luckily, none of the cliffside homes were red-tagged.
"The house is fine, Dr. Lewis Bruggeman, who owns one of the homes, said. "It's not threatened. It will not be red-tagged."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/landslide-spares-bluff-side-homes-in-dana-point/ar-BB1ibGM5
There's concern for three large homes in Dana Point that appear to be teetering frighteningly close to the edge after a landslide over the weekend.
The estate-style homes all sit along Scenic Drive. AIR7 HD was over the area where the remnants of a large chunk of land could be seen sitting at the base of the cliff.
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The Orange County Fire Authority said it did not receive any calls about the landslide. It's unclear if anybody has been evacuated.
This comes not long after heavy rains saturated the region and led to countless landslides and mudslides across Southern California.
"I would be concerned if I lived in one of those homes," Dana Point resident Jan Cocchiara said. "I don't know if it's because of all the development that the hill's been compromised."
One of the homeowners did not want to go on camera, but said his home is secure and has not been red-tagged by the city.
The city of Dana Point says the homes were inspected and determined there is no immediate threat to the properties.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/3-homes-in-dana-point-threatened-after-portion-of-cliffside-gives-way/ar-BB1iaYCw
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landslide by California cliffside home. Owner says "the house is fine" (Original Post)
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Feb 2024
OP
agreed. from the picture, there is only about 4 feet of land left from the building to the cliff edge
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Feb 2024
#2
Might want to sink a few reinforced concrete pilings, there, cliffhanger.
Hermit-The-Prog
Feb 2024
#6
cliff looks really sandy... would need to reach those piling down though to the rock.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Feb 2024
#7
It looks like a precarious perch for a house. Wonder how deep to bedrock?
Hermit-The-Prog
Feb 2024
#8
Deuxcents
(27,685 posts)1. It may not be red tagged today but I wouldn't bet on it for long..
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,982 posts)2. agreed. from the picture, there is only about 4 feet of land left from the building to the cliff edge
hope the owner has his bags pack and sleeps towards the back of the house.
BeyondGeography
(41,198 posts)3. Just a flesh wound
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,982 posts)4. lol
Xolodno
(7,367 posts)5. Of course its fine, global climate change is a myth.
But, might be a good idea to read up on your insurance policy.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)6. Might want to sink a few reinforced concrete pilings, there, cliffhanger.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,982 posts)7. cliff looks really sandy... would need to reach those piling down though to the rock.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)8. It looks like a precarious perch for a house. Wonder how deep to bedrock?
Aha! Brace the house internally like a ship, put skids under it and wait for it to slide down the hill and launch itself in the ocean!
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