Electricity shut off for homes affected by Rancho Palos Verdes landslide

Published: Sep 01, 2024 Duration: 00:02:53 Category: News & Politics

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INTO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. ALSO TONIGHT POWER HAS BEEN SHUT OFF INDEFINITELY TO A 140 HOMES IN RANCHO PALACE VERDES A NEIGHBORHOOD THERE WERE LANDSLIDE CRISIS HAS TRIGGERED AN EVACUATION WARNING AND IT WAS ANOTHER BLOW TO RESIDENTS WHO LOST GAS SERVICE EARLIER THIS MONTH ACROSS AND RANCHO PALACE FOR DAYS SHE HAS THE LATEST. >> MANY OF THESE FAMILIES FEEL THEIR PLEAS FOR HELP HAVE BEEN IGNORED ANOTHER REASON WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR SHERIFF, THE FIRE CHIEF AND ALSO THE SUPERVISOR AMONG MANY TOP OFFICIALS TO BE OUT HERE TODAY TO LEND A HAND BUT SAY THAT IT'S A LONG ROAD AHEAD. POWER HAS BEEN CUT TO A 140 HOMES AND RANCHES PALACE IT IS JUST ANOTHER BLOW FOR FAMILIES THAT HAD THEIR GAS SHUT OFF WEEKS AGO AND NOW BEING FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WE HAVE NOTHING WE ARE LITERALLY HOMELESS. >> AND THIS HOMELESSNESS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW RESIDENTS, GATHERING EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE IN FEAR FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS. MY FOUNDATION IS DAMAGE, PROCESS OF MOVING OUT AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE I'M GOING WITHOUT ELECTRICITY GAS AND THE THREAT OF WATER BEING TURNED OFF NICK MICHIGAN SAYS SHE HAS NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO VACATE HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN OFFERED DISCOUNTED HOTEL STAYS AND OTHER SERVICES BUT THAT'S ONLY TEMPORARY THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED IN A WEEK OR THIS IS MONTHS PERHAPS YEARS EXPERTS SAY THE LAND IS SHIFTING ABOUT A FOOT A WEEK AND THEY BELIEVE IT'S ACCELERATED BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAINS LAST SPRING SAYING THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS TO SAVE THESE HOMES. THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER A 10,000 GALLON SEWAGE SPILL THIS WEEK AFTER THE GROUND CAUSED A PIPE TO BURST AND THE FINAL STRAW, A FIRE IN THE AREA DAMAGING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SIGHTING, A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE SANITATION DISTRICT ADDING IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IT WOULD HAVE A FAR-REACHING IMPACT ACROSS THE PENINSULA. SUPERVISOR JANICE HAHN SAYS THE COUNTY HAS ALLOCATED AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE AREA. BUT SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH THIS IS BIGGER. RANCHO PALACE THIS LAND MOVEMENT. >> IS SO GIGANTIC AND SO DAMAGING THAT ONE CITY OR ONE HOMEOWNERS ARE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THIS BURDEN ALONG. >> CALLING ON GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM. >> I THINK IF YOU CAME HERE AND SAW THE BUT CLEAN STREETS THE BUILDING SINKING AND CRACKING APART I THINK HE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY. >> OF THIS REQUEST AND HOMEOWNERS FEELING HOPELESS NOW SPEAKING TO THE GOVERNOR DIRECTLY PLEASE HELP WHY DO YOU THINK IS OKAY TO IGNORE US. AND WHILE THE STANLEY STILL HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO GO THEY HAVE TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGE AND THEIR INSURANCE WHICH. >> DOESN'T COVER LANDSLIDES ALSO ADDITIONALLY THE SHERIFF SAYS THAT THEY WILL BE STEPPING UP PA

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