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Anna Betts

Sinkhole at Malibu home reportedly owned by Nicolas Cage prompts evacuation

a sinkhole on a property
The sinkhole in the driveway of a coastal mansion in Malibu, California, on Tuesday. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP

The city of Malibu, California, has ordered the evacuation of more than 30 properties after a large sinkhole opened on Tuesday.

Malibu officials declared a local emergency on Tuesday evening after a “large sinkhole” emerged near 31630 Sea Level Drive. The officials said the sinkhole was believed to have begun developing on Monday, and had grown to roughly 25-30ft deep and 30 by 60ft wide by Tuesday evening.

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