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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and Sam Levin

‘Gigantic’ landslides hit California coastal town: ‘Watching their homes crumble’

aerial view of damaged road on hill covered with houses
Slide damage on Dauntless Drive, lower right, in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday. Photograph: Dean Musgrove/AP

As landslides continue to threaten the community of Rancho Palos Verdes, hundreds of homes in the southern California city have lost power.

The governor, Gavin Newsom, imposed a state of emergency on Monday as officials cut power to 245 homes in the seaside community, about 25 miles (40km) south of Los Angeles, due to worsening land movement. The electricity provider in the region, Southern California Edison, shut off power to 140 homes on Sunday and another 105 on Monday, citing the risk of igniting fires.

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