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Laguna Beach Landslide Sends Homes Crashing
AP ^ | June 1, 2005

Posted on 06/01/2005 8:55:57 AM PDT by Howlin

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - A landslide sent at least five expensive homes crashing down a hill Wednesday and may have damaged many others.

Fire department personnel had no estimate of the damage, and there was no immediate word on whether there were any injuries.

Television helicopter footage showed smashed homes on heavily built-up Flamingo Road. The earth was still moving beneath the homes. Some fell nearly intact, while others were ripped apart and left trails of debris.

The steep coastal area has had slide problems before and several homes were "red-tagged" as uninhabitable in February, during the second rainiest season on record in Southern California.

Laguna Beach is about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: lagunabeach; landslide
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To: BearWash
I heard on the radio today that LoL did offer landslide insurance, but the terms were very restrictive, few policies were issued, and the premiums were about $3,000 annually per million dollars of coverage.

Seems cheap now

221 posted on 06/01/2005 1:56:52 PM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: A CA Guy
I told lots of friends slides would still be coming maybe through September.

That will make it hard to fight the fires that are coming

222 posted on 06/01/2005 1:59:15 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the Beeber)
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To: af_vet_1981
Seems cheap now

I'm still looking for a company that lets you buy insurance after-the-fact.

223 posted on 06/01/2005 2:02:06 PM PDT by steve86
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To: Black Tooth

Whatever.


224 posted on 06/01/2005 2:04:44 PM PDT by SoVaDPJ
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To: Dad yer funny

I know! Hilarious! Now, that's a guy with a serious aversion to packing! LOL!


225 posted on 06/01/2005 2:06:04 PM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: BearWash
I'm still looking for a company that lets you buy insurance after-the-fact.

State of California

If they balk, try the US Congress

In a pinch you can always rely on a Federal Judge.

226 posted on 06/01/2005 2:07:16 PM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: Angry Write Mail

LOL!

Of course, if you get stuck in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic, it might be kinda nice to slip into the ole homestead, grab some dinner, freep a little, and then get back to driving. LOL!


227 posted on 06/01/2005 2:08:47 PM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: al baby

The whole area recently had some rain just last week with heavy drizzling expected a couple of days this week.

The more late in the year moisture, the better. As far as fires goes that helps.


228 posted on 06/01/2005 2:22:20 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: lainie

Thanks for the ping lainie, this just doesn't end.
I feel sorry for the folks. John Gibson on FOX has
been having update on this.


229 posted on 06/01/2005 2:29:09 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Hey Chirac, Call Germany Next Time. They Know The Way To Paris)
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To: steveo

The house is insurable, the land isn't. Bummer.


230 posted on 06/01/2005 2:31:25 PM PDT by TX Bluebonnet
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To: A CA Guy

not really just adds more fuel a couple of santanna winds and its toast


231 posted on 06/01/2005 2:39:08 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the Beeber)
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To: kingu
Caller: No, well, not yet - the only reason why I'm still here is with the power out, I can't open my garage door.

No way.

You've got to be kidding...

232 posted on 06/01/2005 2:40:37 PM PDT by Petronski (A champion of dance, my moves will put you in a trance, and I never leave the disco alone.)
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To: al baby

Well, that is why the 4th of July down near there allows zero fireworks.

All the fireworks must be lit off a barge in the ocean and many communities down there do that at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars.


233 posted on 06/01/2005 2:40:46 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: theophilusscribe

Well, there goes the neighborhood.


234 posted on 06/01/2005 2:53:08 PM PDT by mother22wife21 (He restoreth my soul...)
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To: Physicist

Lol. Beat me to it. Good catch.


235 posted on 06/01/2005 2:54:07 PM PDT by mother22wife21 (He restoreth my soul...)
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To: BurbankKarl

The whole group, including Summer is safe, sheltered as they are under Peter Galleger's eyebrows!


236 posted on 06/01/2005 3:31:47 PM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: Boardwalk

Oh good, I dont know what I would have done without another season of her and Seth sparring over Cosmic Girl


237 posted on 06/01/2005 3:37:40 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

Now there's a brushfire at Palos Verdes, 120 FF on the incident. No homes threatened.


238 posted on 06/01/2005 3:53:03 PM PDT by lainie
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To: lainie

Another one off the 210 fwy at La Tuna Cyn.


239 posted on 06/01/2005 3:57:44 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: al baby

That's Santa Ana winds there, pilgrim! This Santana stuff is baloney. Despite the fact that Devil winds would be el viento del Diablo and Satan in Spanish is Satanás, this article is pretty good.

http://www.losangelesalmanac.com/topics/Weather/we23.htm


240 posted on 06/01/2005 4:05:34 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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