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In 2008, family members of those killed and or who suffered loss of property in the 2005 La Conchita Landslide filed a lawsuit against the La Conchita Ranch Co., located at the top of slope. [5] The Ranch was found 50% negligent because it did not provide for adequate drainage of its orchards during torrential rains and settled the suit.
La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right "La Conchita", Spanish for little conch shell, was first used as the name of a spur on the Southern Pacific railroad line in the 1880s and it was a name generally used to describe a broader area than the present day village.
1996 Yosemite Valley landslide; La Conchita landslides in La Conchita, on January 10, 2005, killed 10 people and destroyed 18 homes. [10] Camarillo Springs, Ventura County, December 2014; 2018 Southern California mudflows; State Route 1 – Landslides
Family lives in fear as mudslide swallows yard In all, nearly 2 acres of her backyard has been eaten away. Eanes says when she's asked Snohomish County for help, they tell her she's on her own.
The worst incident was a mudslide at La Conchita in Ventura County which destroyed 15 homes and killed 10 people. [ 2 ] U.S. President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in Southern California to assist in recovery from flood damages estimated at $300 million or more.
Crews worked Tuesday to evacuate 17 Studio City residents who were sheltering in place following a major mudslide. City workers armed with shovels and picks attempted to clear debris and mud that ...
Highway 101 occupies the narrow terrace at the base of the hills where they meet the Pacific Ocean. Drainage is by ephemeral streams directly into the ocean. The entire area is highly prone to landslides; in 2005, the adjacent unincorporated town of La Conchita was the site of a landslide that killed 10 people. During exceptionally rainy ...
In a coastal Southern California city where multimillion-dollar estates teeter above the Pacific Ocean, power remained intentionally severed Tuesday to about 245 homes as worsening landslides have ...