Hillside on Mount Soledad fails; 55 homes evacuated(sandiego)

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071004-9999-1n4slide.html

Hillside on Mount Soledad fails; 55 homes evacuated


A disaster foretold in July by cracks appearing in pavement and homes along Soledad Mountain Road struck suddenly yesterday morning when a massive slab of hillside broke loose, sending tons of dirt cascading toward streets below.

Two homes were destroyed, 15 others were left uninhabitable and three streets were rendered impassable in the La Jolla neighborhood built into the east side of Mount Soledad overlooking Interstate 5. In all, the city included 111 homes in the affected area.

No one was injured.

A bruising battle looms over what caused the massive slide and whether the city could have done something to prevent it. Litigation seems likely.

Panic struck about 9 a.m.

Ross Clark, 45, said he and his wife, Joyce, were standing in front of their home at 5748 Desert View Drive when they heard “the weirdest cracking sounds.”

“Pine cones were falling off the trees all at once,” Clark said. “The dogs were howling. The birds were going crazy. The ground started moving under our feet. There was a city engineer. He started yelling, 'Run, run!'
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071004-9999-1n4slide.html

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this looks scary Any Duers out in La Jolla be careful

[Cha]

1. So Lucky, no one was hurt!

We were just discussing this on DU yesterday.