Landslide leaves California mansions teetering on cliff’s edge

Officials said they're closely monitoring the situation, as some fear more rain this week could send them into the ocean.

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[douglasharbert]

You built a house. On a cliff. In a state known for erosion and earthquakes. Genius. Pure genius.

[mrjohnfiles]

Who would ever think that building on the edge of a cliff could be a problem. Unforeseen circumstance.

[markstevens]

Gotta appreciate stories that definitely prove that wealth and intelligence are in no way connected.

[butterflygirl]

IMO - If California is so concerned about the environment why allow houses to be perched on the edge of a cliff? That is so unintelligent.

[FWtravels]

Let’s all shed a tear for these millionaires and their mansions 😢

[McLKeith]

Am I supposed to feel sorry for millionaires who didn't bother to get civil engineers to evaluate the stability of the cliff?

[Temporal_Assassin]

Why is it the city's responsibility? Private property you chose to by.

[MartinReiter]

“The foundations are deeply rooted”—— in nothing solid. Brilliant. That always works.

[freeheeler]

When I was in Alaska, a person built a beautiful home on the beautiful cut bank of a beautiful river. And spring high water washed the home away.

[jennygirl]

If you're going live life, literally on the edge, ya get whatcha get.

[berniecasey]

With a state with earthquakes why would you buy or build on a cliff??

[JohnSmith-njzq]

These houses are like toys to those rich people. If one toy gets destroyed, they have plenty of others ones they can move to.

[patrickweigand]

If that Mansion falls in the ocean. They should charge the homeowner with pollute the Waterway

[Rafao-qpkb]

Human Being: "I have a $500m dollars house"

Earth: "lol"

[VioletWings]

It's unrealistic to build homes on thw edges of cliffs in a state known for massive mudslides and not thinking it could happen to you.

[dreamsofturtles]

Here in the mountains of North Carolina, they are building on the sides of mountains. There must be less restrictive laws here because my friends who are architects in Pennsylvania toured the ares and were in disbelief saying, "These are unbuildable lots...and yet they built here." Buyer beware, i guess- dont get so enchanted by the view.

[dorisr]

If those houses slide into the ocean, so much for protecting the ocean life from all the garbage that will result. Seems environmentalists should have protested the building of houses on cliffs in the first place!

[mikeingalsbee]

Climate change? How many centuries have those cliffs been eroding?

[charlesdolphinboy]

hard to feel sorry for those with way more than enough prancing about with impunity

[Lenda]

Imagine that.. homes built on a cliff, sliding off. 😮