The landslide followed 11 days later and left the terrace — a sought-after wedding venue — and portions of the coastline below red-tagged.The Casa Romantica landslide is the latest in a season of crumbling cliffs in California following a winter of remarkably wet and powerful storms. Later that month, a landslide in San Clemente prompted evacuation of four oceanfront apartment buildings. Freight trains have resumed traveling at a 10 mph crawl past Casa Romantica, but Metrolink and Amtrak passenger services remain suspended.Rep. The weekend before the landslide, big crowds emptied out of trains, thrilled that passenger service had finally been restored. Gavin Newsom to add Orange County to a presidential disaster declaration issued for the state in March, with the hopes of qualifying for federal assistance.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023 17:11 UTC