Crime & Safety
Landslide Damages Several Homes In Newport Beach Friday
The landslide was reported Friday morning in the 1900 block of Galaxy Drive in Newport Beach, reports say.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Multiple homes in Newport Beach were damaged after a landslide in a backyard Friday, and at least one home has been red-tagged, Fox11 reported.
The Orange County Fire Authority received reports of the hillside giving way in the 1900 block of Galaxy Drive at around 10:36 a.m. Friday, the report said.
The hillside in the backyard of one home dropped between 50 and 100 feet.
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Authorities were looking into whether or not the collapse was called by the recent rains in the region.
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