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Residents Given 20 Minutes to Evacuate as L.A. Landslide Hits 12 Homes

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A landslide in the Rancho Palos Verdes area of Los Angeles destroyed twelve homes on Saturday night, as residents were given 20 minutes to evacuate with as many of their belongings as they could muster quickly.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
Twelve homes were evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates on Saturday night after the ground shifted, leaving major cracks and some structures “visibly leaning,” officials said.

Residents of the affected homes “were told they had 20 minutes to get their belongings and get out,” [Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice] Hahn said at a noon press conference Sunday at the site, where she was joined by Rolling Hills Estates Mayor Britt Huff and officials from the county fire and public works departments.

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