Malibu home issues evacuation orders as massive sinkhole opens
Los Angeles Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- A massive sinkhole opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage’s Malibu oceanfront home, leading the city to declare a local emergency and order evacuations for 31 nearby residences.
- The sinkhole, measuring approximately 25 feet deep and 30 by 60 feet wide, poses significant danger to adjacent homes and emergency response access, with seven homes red-tagged for hazards and 24 more for loss of vehicle access.
- Officials have shut off gas services and warn that water may also be discontinued; a temporary shelter has been established at Malibu High School for displaced residents.
- The situation is expected to worsen due to high tides, rain from Tropical Storm Marie, and the anticipated impacts of a strengthening El Niño event causing severe coastal flooding and erosion this fall and winter.
- The National Weather Service has issued high surf and coastal flood advisories for the Malibu coast and surrounding areas, warning of dangerous currents, large waves, and significant beach erosion.
