Homes continue to crumble after massive landslide in Rolling Hills Estates
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2023
- Lauren Pozen provides continued coverage from Rolling Hills Estates, where a major landslide has destroyed several homes and forced evacuations over the weekend.
🚩Rolling Hills holds True To It's Name and nobody paid attention
They named it like that for a reason
Truth in advertising…. very rare especially in real estate.
Cute. 🙄
Amazing how many people don't get what a bad idea it is to have property on a cliff, bluff, ravine edge or whatever you want to call it
Especially if Mel Gibson puts chains on the stilts holding up the house and Gibson pulls away with his truck
I call it rich
I can't think of a single natural disaster that couldn't destroy a home, regardless of the terrain.
do what you want...until you want public services or funds to save you or help you rebuild
They have insurance.
L.A. Native, here. There's a reason WHY that whole area was called, "Rolling Hills Estates". Besides CA naturally being called the earthquake capitol of the world. Before the newer developments came into the area there, were enough prior indications of, seismic activity. Certain developers chose to ignore it.
Yrs ago way back in the 1970's I remember hearing family talk about some community and news reports that had come on TV. The reports of the time centered around building / further development. Some company or building design /construction firm wanted to come in and "expand" the area. Environmental and structural engineers came back in and essentially said they didn't think the area should be developed any further. This went back and forth over a couple of years. Next thing everybody knew add'l structures were being built over existing homesites essentially, turning parts of the peninsula into a terraced landscape.
Sadly, everyone can see the result of those prior bad decisions, today.
Just like in West Covina at the BKK old landfill. Hey wanted to build a race track and hotel on top of the landfill lol well see how that works out
And insurance companies are on the hook. Their attorneys need to fight back.
It comes down to this stupid people and money greed. That’s the driving force money and this is the end result I can’t wait for the whole state to slide off into the ocean.
Yup a long term scam but a scam non the less, they knew it wouldn't stand for long but long enough to cash the check and walk away
DEVELOPERS CHOSE TO IGNORE IT CAUSE THE BUYERS CHOSE TO IGNORE IT....WHY WOULD ANYONE WITH COMMON SENSE BUILD A HOME ON AN EDGE, CLIFF, RAVINE OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT...SAD!
Speaking only for myself, apparently, I would not buy or build an expensive home in a community called Rolling Hills Estates in a state world-famous for landslides.
Also, my new favorite euphemism is "buildings changing positions."
There is no way I would ever buy a property on a cliff, hill or below one for this very reason. They need to stop building houses in these areas no matter what the views look like.
Do know how many homes have been built "on a cliff, hill or below" without this ever having?
Developers need to be sued for such irresponsibility and no regard for home owners, they know how unsafe it is to put homes on land like that.
@@antoniahamilton3201 Get a geologist to look before you buy.
Yes, there could be parks there to see the view, like in Santa Monica.
Unless it's in Mexico!
You realize I'm not surprised. Back in the 1950's, alot of that area slipped into the ocean, especially at Portuguese Bay. I can remember this as some of childhood I live in the Palos Verde Estates. My dad would drive to see how much more the area around there had slid about once a week. I think, like most things in life, people tend to forget stuff like that. Then developers buy the land, wiggle their magic fingers, and the Problem is okay now. I feel sorry for the families that bought houses on that land. There should have been some disclosure. Guess it was buried deep in the finer print.
Bingo, a history of the land should come with the house lol
Are these hills all made of sand?
@@mariantreber8055 china
@@neckarsulme spews stupidity
Buyers should have looked beyond their walls . Especially with a name like "Rolling Hills".
This is the crazy history of So Cal. People build where they can't get insurance because the terrain and fire danger are too risky, but builders continue to rake in $$$ and the state to issue building permits. I was born in LA in 1947, and it's been like this as long as I can remember -- unstable ground, fire, flooding. The canyons are beautiful, but they are not places that are safe to live.
That's also applicable to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota, Montana, Ohio and the eastern portions of Colorado. In other words, Tornado Alley.
@@antoniahamilton3201 Tornado alley isn't in the northern Great Plains.
@@653j521 I did a google/wiki search for Tornado Alley. The above states were listed as such.
@@antoniahamilton3201 Since when did Texas get put in Tornado alley? I am a lifetime Texan and that is a new one on me.
@@theirmom4723 Since I don't live in Tornado Alley, I had to do a Google/wiki search as to what states qualify for that designation. Northern Texas is always listed. You most likely know more than I but know don't why Texas always appears to be described as such.
California should adopt similar laws to Washington's Environmentally Critical Areas laws to protect homeowners and developments from suffering fates like this. No one should be building or living in homes on steep slopes with poor slope stability, no matter how rich or poor the area is.
They do this because they know they can get away with it and then they run with their fucking money laughing their asses off knowing eventually those houses will disappear. It’s all about greed that’s what California is greed greed, driven state and this is what happens. I can’t wait for it to slide off into the ocean.
It's been going on for so many years.. You'd think they'd get a clue.
But they're probably climate deniers. 😅
Agreed. I never understood how rich people can build homes on slopes and cliffs and the mountains where those wild fires often occur
It’s crazy how cruel people are if they were well off and face extreme loss. Compassionate attitudes aren’t about ONLY if you make below 1600/month.
Living on the hills is problematic
Especially rolling hills.
@@williamstone4334 No moss gathers on a rolling home.
Have a happy wife have a happy life
Unless it's built in Mexico! They know how to build houses on steep hillsides and they're stuck there for ever and ever.
@@williamstone4334 I lived up to it;s name
The most important thing is no one lost their lives because of this. So the emergency responders need to be praised
I am glad someone recognized this positive aspect. Buildings can be replaced, though perhaps NOT in the same location! Human beings, on the other hand, are not expendable, so there needs to be reassurance that one's house has been built in a safe place.
Emergency responders??
Are people too stupid to know when a house is falling apart ???
@@tytn9978 Humans are extremely expendable. You think you matter? Lol. You could die today and you'd get replaced by someone tomorrow and in a month, no one will remember who you are.
Yup😊
We can stand to lose a few democrats
Go back to 85'used to work at marinland, use to have to go thru Portuguese bend everyday from san pedro. I always remember there was this house that was on the right side of the road, moved away from calif, came back in 03' took a reminiscing drive along Portuguese bend and the house was now on the left side. There was a sign that said next. 08 miles constantly moving... I remember they painted the hillside to see how much the land was sliding/moving. They wanted to see if they could build some sort of bridge or shore up the hillside. The determined there was too much movement and didnt do anything, let nature do its thing...
Yes, back in the 70's also.
I remember when they close Marine land because of the danger ⚠️
@pinchebruha405 they didnt close because of that... they closed because, there wasnt any space to grow, the park was declining in attendance, developers wanted to build a golf course, which got rejected,
I grew up in San Pedro too, and I remember that house on the right, and Marineland. 👍🏾
@@johndashnaw-to8ifI read a blog on a realtor site and he claimed Sea World wanted those two Orca’s from MarineLand since they could no longer capture Orca’s from the wild. So they bought MarineLand, took the wales, and sold the land to a developer. Now the land a hotel/condos (Terranera).
This happened to some apartments in Birmingham Alabama in the 1980s. Some friends frome work lived there and they lost everything. What was so frustrating and heartbreaking was that we could look right into all the apartments and see everything, but couldn't get anything. It was like looking into a dollhouse.
Rapel in to toss stuff to safety?
@@pearpo no, no one was allowed to go in. The ground was swallowing up the building.
My Dad & brother made me a dollhouse once, it was really cool until hippies moved in & declared squatters rights.
@@HeadNtheClouds 🤣🤣🤣
Perhaps "Rolling Hills" Estates was a clue not to buy there.
Cute. 🙄
So sad. My folks lived in the Rancho Palo Verdes area for many, many years. When they first moved there, it was understood that some of the in PV was unstable and ought not to be built on. But, over time, greed and population pressure got the better of that old knowledge. And, this is the result. And, there probably will be more of this over time.
It happens everywhere. Flood planes, seismic zones, landslides
@@pearpoYou are obviously not familiar with this area. All you have to do is drive on Portuguese Bend and see how the ground has shifted for decades. I’m still surprised Trump built his golf course in that area.
@@ladweeb1798He’s a greedy idiot.
20 minutes to pack up what they need and never again see anything they left behind. My heart aches for these people.
What would you get?
Just like a bush fire, nothing at all to go back to, except a burnt block. This is a tragedy for all concerned.
@@815donalduck I would get my dildo collections. Woohoo!!!
How does your heartache for rich people's material possessions 🤦 Smh..
If houses are caving in, in close proximity to my home, for months; I would have already packed everything up and left. Why are there still people living in Rolling Hills!
My grandparents lived in RHE decades ago. The rock tended to be weak and crumbly and you could break pieces by hand. Their house shifted and settled some in the time they lived there, and the concrete deck slab on the downhill side of the house was badly cracked and way off level and got worse over the years.
Insurance covers this?? A reported asked in another news broadcast & no one knew
The fragility of the ground must have been known but the property developers hid these "details" so as not to lose money! Surely there were some bribes!
Google Rolling Hills, map shows area has had multiple landslides: One labeled "Ancient land slide," one in 1956- where over 200 houses were affected., and a 3rd landslide area. Due to fault line and the type of earth there.
@@albatross8insurance does not cover anything on exterior of home that includes roof and wood. Only what’s inside the home so cheap stuff like drywall.
That's why it's called rolling hills😂
Don't get how homes were allowed to be built on such unstable ground. $$$$$$$$ developers, increased tax revenue, money, money, money.
@@Hereandthere139 Insurance companies are losing money, money, money and will pull out.
It is a beautiful area with equally beautiful views. The problem with building here is that seismic movement is gradual and ever present. Throw in moist soil, and this is the result. Good luck to all affected.
Yes , seismic movement happens every day in California. Anyone that builds a house on a hill in California is not wise.The earth is constantly shifting due to natural causes rain,fire and winds reshaping the earth surfaces. I pray for those families who are losing their homes.But let this be a lesson. But no one can escape Earth's natural disasters.Where are we going to run and where do we find safety?😘
You build houses and develop a community in an area that is actively eroding, this is what happens.
It never should have been built up like that. Keep it as a natural area so that homeowners are not displaced.
Sounds like it’s living up to its name.
That's why you don't buy houses on the edge of a cliff, not a bright idea.
Perhaps the city should never have allowed developers to build here?
I am so sorry for these people. Terrible.
They’re rich enough to buy another house they’ll be okay lol
Rolling Hills indeed...
This is fraud. They should not have built those homes there.
Before you buy a house, consider hiring a geologist to do a survey and tell you if there are going to be problems.
Karma... nothing good is going to come from bad.
@@lindaalaureano That's ridiculous. When did the phony ideas about karma start? People use it to mean revenge and that is so wrong. Maybe karma will strike your computer keyboard so you can't keep typing this misinformation. I think what you need is the word schadenfreude, pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
When you're a millionaire money talk$ and the county doesn't care about the risks involved!!!
@@shawnrobinson5912 You're right. I lived in California my first 40 years. I remember when the population was half of what it is today, and there were always issues over where politicians allowed developers to build.
This is what happens when big developers pay city officials to build homes where the land that is unstable. It’s all about the money 💴
Exactly!!!!
Why else do people build homes but for the money? But how did they get a mortgage to buy the home without knowing it could slide? Didn't the bank or s & l know about the danger? "If your home is damaged by a landslide or mudslide, standard homeowners insurance would not cover the cost of repairs. Landslides and mudslides are considered 'movements of the Earth,' which are explicitly excluded from coverage. To protect your home from landslides and mudslides, you will need difference in conditions (DIC) coverage...Insuring disasters like landslides is difficult for insurance companies due to their infrequency and the extensive damage they usually cause. To insure your home against landslides and mudslides, you will need a DIC policy, often called 'gap coverage,' as it fills in all the perils a standard residential or commercial property insurance policy won’t cover. DIC policies can be taken out to cover floods, earthquakes and of course, landslides and mudslides."
This is what happens when people trust someone who is going to profit off your mistakes. 🙃
Wow, the hills really roll. What do you expect when you build on cliffs and unstable land.
Why would anyone think that a house on the edge of a hill/cliff would stay there after rain or anything else. No home should be there.
They went from rolling hills to rolling homes🤦♂️
😂😂😂😂
To rolling 📦 📦 out in 20 min!!!
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Damn, that's horrifying.
That's exactly why I'm scared to live in areas like that or by the water, I pray for everyone affected and thank God nobody has gotten hurt.
Yeah, God was really there for these homeless homeowners. Give me a break.
@April Amen
@@anitamiller7960 🤦♀️🙄🤫
@@anitamiller7960never dies the bible say you will live a perfect trouble free life on this earth. Jesus also told a parable about building on rock instead of sand. Try reading the bible . Start in Matthew. Go to Acts and read through to the end of Revelation then go back to John. And Mark and Luke. Your opinion means nothing if you haven't read the bible. Don't be listening to those false teachers robbing people blind promising health and wealth and your best life now. Nor your friends who don't know what the bible actually says either. Try to tell me contradictions from another book you read. Makes no sense. You can't be an authority on what you have not studied.
@@Tme3316 How old are you? Completely juvenile. If you can't write words, don't waste other people's time.
The home owners have had the thought when buying that there was a chance the cliff could crumble & slide down into the canyon. They didn’t buy their homes without seeing that they were built on a cliff. The home owners took the risk of buying their homes & the risk was too high, now they have no homes. 🥺
You nailed it yeah, they gambled everything they hiding in the end they lost
Which is why no one should feel sorry😂
What else were they going to do buy a fixer in Eagle Park or Burbank? 😌 Kinda a long commute. I guess there is Torrance.
@@pearpo or with all the money they get to have moved to a different location where it's easier for everything, or together and make the environment much easier instead of just making excuses
Could move to Austin Texas😅 it’s hot, republican, muskian, not on the national grid, it’s open carry for gun owners, and if you don’t have one they’ll give you one (!), Senator Ted Cruz🎉, Gov Abbot 🎉…but no earthquakes! Yeehaw 🤠
And the insurance companies will try to get out of paying. Glad the people are safe. Hope they can resolve this when all is said and done.
insurance companies don't cover landslides.
Most insurance companies don't cover natural disasters and if they do it's really expensive
There is a new law that has been passed all new homes that are built in California in the mountain ranges. The insurance companies refused to insurance, so those people are now on their own just due to the fires and it’s coming for a lot of other people they will be canceling policies because of this that just happened California is destined to slide off into the ocean and people are just gonna sit around and watch it happen. If they were smart, they would leave but everybody likes the views so much it’s just going to be a part of the ocean here it’s just a matter of time.
No insurance company is going to pay for or insure those houses. Building your house on a cliff that is clearly tearing away is far too risky for an insurer.
Land movement is excluded from HO3 policies 😮
I don't think that people know the full extent of the previous rain, mixed with the dryness that we have had. there was a lot of this going on up north when the rains came down...
Sink hole coming?
I think that the subject was covered in 5th grade. Did the skip school?
I moved from out of state to LA area. You gotta understand the landscape has hills and canyons everywhere! This adds to our housing shortage. Everyone wants housing options but its limited here for mult reasons. It really is beautiful though.
Well,don’t they have land surveys?
And just like that those folks have a new mentality about homelessness.
I bet most of these residents are rich enough to not have to worry about being homeless.
You never know. Generally these people are compassionate. Hateful people from other states and countries pay to troll.
That’s a stretch. 🙄
I know this community fairly well.
They have the best Ross I’ve ever seen. The best Target store is in South Pasadena though.
This is called living life on the edge. What else you expect?
Yeah- that seems like a bad idea to stack houses on top of each other in canyons... Not to mention doing this in earthquake/mudslide/wildfire country- like having a mobile home in tornado alley. Seriously.
These homes are in Rolling Hills Park Villas, a gated community. They range in square footage from around 1,700 square feet to over 2,800 square feet and in price from approximately $635,000 to $1,540,000. The least expensive home in Rolling Hills Park Villas is 2,148 sq. ft. with 3BR and 2/half BA at $635K. The most expensive home is 2,338 sq. ft. with 3BR, 2/half BA, and 2-car garage at $1.54 million. The monthly homeowners association fees are about $557/month.
Well, they are about to start paying a hefty special assessment to fix this mess.
Middle class for LA
They likely sold these on the view and square footage. Probably felt like a big step up for the buyers when they signed the mortgage. And the HOA probably started low.. but ya’ll know how that goes.
I highly doubt these are second homes. However it may be a downgrade after a divorce, type of home.
Look up homes in Huntington Beach or Santa Monica if you want upper middle for LA.
Or working class families where the Father was ambitious and worked his way up at a Dealership or floor supervisor at the Port. These are nice people. Sad for them.
I bet the insurance companies will give tons of excuses not to pay.
You cannot get insurance for land movement. No such policy exists.
Not covered by insurance
@@TerryComo2010 Interesting. So they won’t cover land movements or anything having to do with winds (hurricanes, tornadoes, etc). But that’s when you need it most.
@@comfeefort Conspiracy theory involving what? psychic knowledge of earthquakes unknown to ordinary people?
@@bpxl53yewz29 Land movement has never been inckluded in insurance policies. If it was your premeiums would skyrocket! If this is a water line issue from city mains they may be able to recoup losses, if just natural rain issue no luck.
They'll most likely rebuild in the same location after some "shoring up". I hate to see anyone lose their home, but some people ought to know better than to build/buy in vulnerable locations. I get it, it's cool. Until it isn't. I'm glad everyone is alright, that's all that really matters. ❤
It's called rolling hills 😲 smh. Be safe people save the pets ❤️
It's a risk to live on top of water even though there is ground beneath your home. Water is liquid but very strong. I wish you all a recovery. ❤
This should be a lesson to not flush your poo’s if you live on a hill.
I realize how beautiful it would be, but what about peace of mind?💔🇺🇸❤️
“Castles made of sand, slip into the sea…. Eventually…” - Jimi!
Sharrye and Geoff praying your home is safe and you are safe
Sending prayers for our community. ,🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤
Very sad for the residents.
Darwin awards
Just like all of our lives .... It doesn't take much.
Amen to that!
Darn, maybe don't buy a luxury house on a hill.
In earthquake state.....not wise
they rich with nose in air at us plebs, they do not think.
Hills made of sand, aren't they? Just packed down sand?
Wouldn’t call a house made out of Chinese popsicle sticks "luxury", but like incest, it’s all relative.
@@viperdemonz-jenkins try hard pretentious types, far from rich.
Imagine paying three times more for a cliff view, and then creation says, "down in front."
Whomever first noticed the shift days ago is a life saver.
Is this what they meant when they said California slides off into the ocean in the future? And now the future is here?
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And no insurance to cover them 😮😮😮
There is NO insurance for land that moves.
These people most likely don’t need insurance. I’m surprised they were allowed to build there.
@@TerryComo2010did you NOT read where they JUST typed NO INSURANCE!!! 🥴🤡 There's NO question mark!! They didn't ask you a question!! 🤡
@@AnastasiaBeaverhousnThis is a “comment” section. 😂😂
Can you imagine the stress of having a multi-million$ house and having to worry about that?
The mortgage and the credit card bills and the car payments for the house that fell down and ate everything. Very scary 😧
So it was Fire fighters that noticed a change in the hillside and a Gardner two weeks prior to that came across a broken pipe gushing water. Good job Fire fighters for taking notice and doing the right thing. I would lean more towards the over developed, rain soaked tree less hillside being the blame than I would a Burst pipe from two weeks prior. Thankful nobody was hurt or killed.
The fire department has been going around doing brush clearance checks. Who knows how long the water has been leaking underground. About three months ago I saw muddy water running down the gutter. I heard it all night long and the next day. I called the water department and they didn’t want to send anyone out because it was too vague. I didn’t know where the water was coming from but I could tell it wasn’t normal from a swimming pool or a broken sprinkler. I spent some time convincing her to send somebody out which they finally did. Now we have a sinkhole in our neighborhood. I have a feeling the water department is not going to want to be noticed right now.
Lesson Learned, Never buy a House on a Cliff. It's the same here in Washington.
There isn't one geophysicist who hasn't known, for at least the last 30 years, that the entire PV Peninsula was sinking into the sea. I'm shocked anyone stayed or that the developments were allowed to continue. These foundations are all built on land subject to liquifaction. Every real estate developer who built homes in that area should have been sued long ago. They knew what kind of soil they were building on and they knew there was slippage.
Why is anyone surprised for many years its been spoken about Cali going into the ocean.
It's not just California going into the ocean . The ocean is also rising because of glacier melt due to rising temperatures.
It's called Rolling Hills for a reason.
Sure let’s build on a hillside and remove vegetation that would prevent this from happening 10/10
One thing none of these stories discuss is whether insurance companies will pay? Full amount or not? whether homes can be built in the same spot later? Or are these homes gone forever? Do the homeowners still pay off their loans on a home that is now gone?
Oh I am so so sorry to all people dealing with such destruction. Prayers to them god god please guide them
What an appropriate name for the place "Rolling Hills" because that is what the houses are doing rolling down the hills.
From Rolling Hills estate to Rolling Homes downhill. Sucks to loose your home like that.
You can't expect more from a state that is crumbling.
Rolling Rolling, rolling, rolling hills estates!!! that’s the right name.👀
Different area: Oakland CA along 880 heading north from San Leandro, there are homes on the very EDGE of a cliff about 500 feet up and all you'd see is clay underneath...too scary
Rolling Hills living up to its name.
One can understand developers doing what they do, which is bad enough, but what I don't get is local building codes and the inspectors who are charged with enforcing them allowing those developers to do it. We have remodeled 3 homes over the years and built one from scratch, and we had thorough city and county inspectors all over us, which was as it should be. I feel for homeowners who were sold homes on unstable land by developers who were not properly reined in.
Rolling Hills Estates living up to their name.
All the rain 🌧️ we got was crazy and the effects are being seen
No, it’s just that area.
We in NEW ZEALAND are experiencing the drama....and whos responsible....LOCAL COUNCILS who signed off on building consents, but they DO NOT ACCEPT or choose to ACCEPT the blame. They have $ in their banks, so although they gave the go-ahead at the time....THEIR HANDS ARE UP SAYING NOT OUR FAULT. Just like 20 years ago with crappy buildings and leaky homes...not the council's fault AGAIN.
Prayers for everyone affected 🙏. ❤️
Re-building should not be allowed. We must fight global climate change. Stay strong California.
Landslides aren't covered in my homeowners policy.
This is really sad, I dont believe homeowners insurance will pay for them, always a reason not to pay. So whoever is in charge of that broken pipe should pay for all those homes. Its not the homeowners fault.
Agree. And watch, surrounding homes ( not effected) insurance will stop covering them because of this.
Should never have been approved. Owners probably well aware of the risks but chose to ignore them.
Money talk$ and bull$hit slides down hillsides!!!
*This situation gives a new meaning to the name ROLLING HILLS*
They all are fine..rich people have slide insurance..all are upgrading to a bigger hill..then they clear the rubble, do some smoothing, get an inspection, build new homes rinse and repeat
This is so sudden, devastating and sad for the homeowners, and only given 20 minutes to grab belongings and evacuate! At least it's fortunate for the ones that were in town to be able to grab important belongings. Homeowners nearby that may have to evacuate later will have more time if they want to remove belongings in advance. Insurance doesn't cover these losses?
That’s what I’m wondering. Insurance?? Also, what’s happens with the mortgage, they owe🤷🏼♀️
What about the developers of this area? They should share the liability!
@@user-pm4ef8yu7w You're covered if you got a “Difference in Conditions” policy (DIC), which typically offers all-in-one coverage and it would include landslides, mudflows, earthquakes, and floods. Most homeowners don't get this kind of coverage. But for people who live in these kinds of places, I would think their insurance agent would really be pushing the importance of it.
As for the mortgage, if you're not protected, YES, you still owe and have to pay that mortgage on a destroyed home, or it ends up in default and foreclosure. However, in this situation, most likely it would go back to the lender as an REO (Real Estate Owned) property, since nobody at a foreclosure auction is going to buy some home that slid down the hill. Additionally, I don't think anybody would want the land either. It's moving!! :)
I heard on Nextdoor one of the neighbors may have had a water leak ($1000 water bill).
When that guy being interviewed mentioned that his neighbor said water was gushing out from underground, it seemed like the pipe brake was a good preliminary guess. the $1000 water bill adds to the likelihood. None of the officials in this clip wanted to mention that!
The pipe may have cracked when the earth was slowly moving downhill. Can't always blame things on a single event. When a tree falls, is it the wind, the roots dying, a fire, or a speeding truck . Humans are always looking for a simple answer, but that's not always the case.
The problem is once the homes slide, more pipes break. Did they turn off the water main?
Imagine buying a house in a place called Rolling Hills Estates and then being surprised that the hills start rolling and destroying the houses
That's not why it was named Rolling Hills dummy
Them- “We just moved”
Me- “Really, where?”
Them- “Down the hill”
Mountains, hills, by the water, that’s why I will never buy near those things. It’s only a matter of time Mother Nature wants her land back
Surprised this doesn't happen more often honestly.
I'm SO GLAD everyone got out SAFE 🙏Hang in there & stay safe. New homes and new memories can be made - Keep your life.
(Edit: I didn't say brand-new home. A used fema trailer that's not collapsing around me & my family or even living in a tent in a camp is safer than this.)
Maybe not new home if insurance doesn't pay and you can't sell your lot.
@@653j521yeah I hope that people took that into consideration and saved some money just in case
@@653j521exactly what I was thinking. You know the insurance companies are dipping out in that area
I don't even like to drive up those hills. I can't imagine living up there.
When they named the Estate Rolling Hills. I Guess They Weren’t Kidding.
Some people need to look down on others... even when it comes to living area.
If you had the money would you live in a nice house?
Aside from the beauty and great sea views, I'm sure that wasn't one of the prerequisite reasons for purchasing a home in this area.
Their pool rooms will have to be repurposed.
I used to always not the sign on the side of the road when driving above the coast there heading south . It said " Constant land movement ."
Very sad for those folks. If someone gave me 20 minutes to get everything I wanted out of my house, I don't know what I'd take. To lose a lifetime of possessions would turn my life upside down. God Bless the family's that had to go through this.
People never learn. Even the native Americans new better than to build in these places.
WOW 😳
How very sad for the Residents.
Trust God, everything will work out! I’ll pray for each of the 16.
Where was your g-d as they were losing everything?
When you try to be higher than your means! The Land will let you know, you're NOT THE BOSS OF THE EARTH! PRAYERS 🙏🏾
Could it be that there are small seismic tremors that are causing the landslide in that area.
It would’ve been detected I think. Probably all the rain SoCal had.
nah, u farted and shifted all the homes
Houses slide down SoCal hills every spring after the rains. I'm 75, and it's happened all my life.
Probably shifting over thousands of years . But the buyers were clueless thru no fault but their own. They made the choice .
Did you watch the video, the part about the water pouring out of somewhere?
I hope they have good insurance, because they're going to be needing it. I know that natural disasters can hit almost anywhere without warning, but I'd never buy a place that so tempts fate. With so many places suffering sink holes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding plaguing so many parts of the country, I prefer the convenience of living in an uglier place that will still be standing when I wake up in the morning.
No one in the area will have insurance before too long .
Exactly!!!
insurance are the lowest forms of life except for the tv "the view"....insurance will find a way to blame the rain and "act of god"..the victims need fierce lawyers
@lunam they might have picked the right neighborhood for attorney star power
@@lunam7249 You are sooooo correct about insurance companies and The View! LOL.
I guess they're going to try and blame it on the utility company (pipeline break). My feeling is, if there was a pipeline break, the pipe broke because of the land movement, not the other way around. Hills move. That's how they became hills. What comes up also comes down.
It’s not a pipe break. Home is shattered from the foundation. This is a bigger issue than just a pipe break
Who in that hell would build a house on the edge of a cliff … like duh
bro needs a better hardhat