RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. – With the landslide in Rancho Palos Verdes continuing to worsen, SoCal Edison announced that more than 100 homes in the city would have their power shut off indefinitely starting this weekend, and evacuation warnings have been issued.
The roughly 130 homes in the Portuguese Bend Community area of Rancho Palos Verdes had their gas shut off earlier this month. At the time, the area was warned that the electricity could be shut off as well if the situation worsened. On Saturday, RPV community members received notice from SoCal Edison saying the power would shut off starting at noon Sunday.
In a statement to FOX 11, SoCal Edison spokesperson Kathleen Dunleavy said the power shutoffs would be “indefinite.”
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With the planned shut-offs, officials have declared evacuation warnings in portions of the Portuguese Bend Community.
The affected zones are:
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Community members can find out if their home is subject to the evacuation warnings by going to pvpready.gov/find-your-zone/. A map of the area is also below.
The city told residents to prepare to evacuate, and pack important documents and medications.
“Start preparing to leave,” the city said in a statement. “If you have animals, children or need additional time evacuating, this is the time to leave.”
The city also warned residents to not use their water after the power is shut off, because it could result in a sewer spill.
An emergency center has also been established at the Ladera Linda Community Center at 32201 Forrestal Drive. The emergency center will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
A press conference about the land movement emergency is also scheduled to take place at the Community Center at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Last weekend, the city said it had suffered its “first significant break” in sewer infrastructure, when the land movement caused an approximately 10,000-gallon sewer spill along Palos Verdes Drive South near Narcissa Drive.
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