A Newport Beach home that was badly damaged in a landslide earlier this month was demolished Thursday.
The slide was reported on the morning of March 3 after days of downpours in the area. Photos from the scene showed that a massive chunk of earth had broken off from the hillside behind the home on Galaxy Drive.No injuries were reported, but the home was red-tagged, city officials said.The homeowner elected to have the home demolished, with the city expediting the granting of a demolition permit, said Newport Beach spokesperson John Pope.
With the home now gone, efforts to shore up the hillside for the houses on either side could be easier, Pope said. Crews continue to pump groundwater out of the hillside in an effort to de-saturate the soil after multiple rainstorms.On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local state of emergency in part due to the hillside’s collapse.
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