But we don't know."ĭisplaced residents met with officials Monday for updates and assistance, according to Hahn. "But because of that fissure, the initial thinking is that it was because of the heavy rains that we had last year and all that underground water has caused this. "We won't know until a geologist and a soil expert really does a post-op on this and tells us what happened," Hahn said. The Los Angeles County Fire Department shared a video on Twitter showing the destroyed homes and cracked ground.Īlthough the cause of the landslide is not yet known, Hahn said a fissure was found running among the homes which raised suspicion that the heavy rains from winter storms earlier this year may be the cause. On Monday, numerous homes were seen with significant damages, including collapsed roofs, shattered walls, tilted chimneys, and decks hanging over the adjacent canyon. The city said it is also working with Los Angeles County agencies and the Red Cross to monitor the area and to provide shelter for displaced residents. Rolling Hills Estates has activated its emergency operations center and the city council said it will declare a state of emergency. "You can actually hear the snap, crackle, and pop every minute when you're there as each home is shifting, is moving." Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said Monday afternoon that the land had moved 20 feet since the day before and homes had completely collapsed into the canyon. The pace of the land movement climbed through the weekend and into Monday. While evacuation remained limited to the 12 homes on Monday, Assistant City Manager Alexa Davis said 10 were still actively moving and another 16 were being monitored. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials red-tagged twelve homes as unsafe, displacing 16 residents who were only given 20 minutes to evacuate. Residents then noticed cracks appearing in structures and the ground. The landslide began Saturday in Rolling Hills Estates, California, an affluent and mostly residential city about 27 miles south of Los Angeles. The Taal Volcano’s moderate emission of plumes reached up to 1,200 meters, drifting in the southwest direction.Ī total of 5,887 tonnes of sulfur dioxide emission was recorded from Taal on Wednesday. A vog, which is a smog or haze containing volcanic dust and gasses, was also observed in the area.Īn upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the Main Crater Lake was observed in the volcano, according to PHIVOLCS.Ī short-term inflation of the western Taal Volcano Island and a long-term deflation of the Taal Caldera were also observed.Īlert Level 1, which means Low-level unrest, is maintained over Taal Volcano.Įntry to Taal Volcano Island (Permanent Danger Zone or PDZ) remains prohibited, especially to the main crater and Daang Kastila fissures, as well as occupancy and boating on Taal Lake.įlying any aircraft close to the volcano is also not allowed.Watch Video: Landslide crumbles, destroys luxury homesĪ landslide over the weekend ripped luxury homes off their foundations in Southern California, prompting a dozen properties that were at risk of falling down a nearby canyon to be evacuated. The number of daily volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano increased to 16 on Friday from six on Thursday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).īased on PHIVOLCS’ latest bulletin, the 16 volcanic earthquakes included 13 tremors which lasted from one to five minutes.
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