By Ashutosh K,
Sept 2, 2024
On 1st of September 2024, South California Edision has cut off power supply to Rancho Palos Verdes residents. Since a week, there has been an ongoing landslide at the Rancho Palos Verdes region. Gas supply also cut off a month ago.
About a month after cutting the gas supply, people of Rancho Palos Verdes are asked to evacuate and displace. Yesterday, on 1st of September, the South California Edision cut off the power supply of the region.
What is actually happening right now in Rancho Palos Verdes ?
Rancho Palos Verdes is a beautiful city on the coastal region of South Los Angelis County, California. Since 1950s landslide is happening in this area. About a month ago, people in this region notices a large landlide. Respective office immediately cut off the gas supply to Rancho Palos Verdes people. On yesterday, power supply of Rancho Palos Verdes has been cut off. Some resident are complaining about the evacuation time they have left with.
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What’s the current situation in Rancho Palos Verdes ?
(1) Supervisor of Los Angelis County, Janice Hahn, address the press after the repeated incidents, with grief for the people Rancho Palos Verdes suffering. LA County supervison said, “Many families are struggling, are suffering, are feeling great anxiety”.
(2) sherrif ‘Robert Luna’ has said, ” If something we have to do, it is based on your safety”.
(3) A resident of Rancho Palos Verdes has expressed an anxiety to the media that he was informed just one hour ago before powers are cut off.
(4) Many elder citizens and children and all families are suffering.
(5) Officials have provided a radio to evacuted and suffered people of Rancho Palos Verdes to communicate in any situation.
(6) The Ladera Olympic Community Center has responsibility to look after emergency situations.
What actually is landslide?
Landlide is, comparative slower than avalance, the rapid movement of mud, soil, stones etc. Mainly the driving force causing sudden flow of soil and topographic layer of stones is the gravitational force.
Landslide can be an avalance (related to snow), mudflow, rackfall etc.
In the case of Rancho Palos Verdes, the landslide is not really rapid slow paced. Despite landslide’s slow pace in initial years of 1950s, in recent days, the pace of landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes is more accelerated.
About a feet hand is slided down since a past week. That is the reason people in the South LA county are immediately told to evacuate.
What can be the future implications in the region ?
(1) If officials have observed that there is an ongoing landslide since 1950s, then the issue is, clearly, not in our hands.
(2) It can be the case that land the Rancho Palos Verdes be stable land after no human activities are there.
(3) The most horrific event can happen is all you know. The land and all the are can be slided down. Natural is that simple.
Conclusion
We can understand the belonging the people of Rancho Palos Verdes may have with their place. But for the safety of all the citizens are important than anything else right now. Landslide is a dangerous situation in it. Safety first !
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