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The owner of a multi-million dollar mansion in a development left teetering on cliffs in California says he is so terrified it will collapse into the Pacific Ocean leaving him making cautious checks “every hour.”
In new, worrying photos, you can see Alan Ashavi’s property coming to an abrupt end past his pool in the backyard which he was lucky to keep last year as several of his neighbors saw parts of their homes tumble into the Pacific.
A true labor of love, Ashavi has been building his dream home there for 12 years, and the abrupt cliff is now part of it after a treacherous storm caused a landslide last month.
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The stunning homes are hanging on for dear life (VCG via Getty Images)“Well it is nerve-wracking because you deal with it on a daily basis and you come in here and check every day or every hour sometimes,” Ashavi said. “I know this is an El Niño year as far as the rain, so I’ve had it in the back of my mind about being involved with the construction,” the 66-year-old homeowner said, worried for the future of his property. The stunning, dramatic coastline may be a fabulous place to live, but it comes with major security fears.
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Ashavi's is just one of several San Clemente homes that are teetering on the verge of collapse, as their once idyllic properties overlooking the Pacific Ocean risk falling into the water following two powerful storms that have eroded the land, leaving the area crumbling.
In Dana Point, just a 10-minute drive north, three multi-million dollar properties are close to falling off the edge of another cliff, and a nuclear power plant in nearby San Onofre has been deemed vulnerable to erosion and sea rise.
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Sea views come with big risks (Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)A University of California at Irvine professor now fears the situation may grow even more dire as weather remains unpredictable. “We have these atmospheric rivers coming off the oceans, drops the rain here on these hills, and then the hills start eroding as well,” climate change professor Kathleen Treseder told Reuters. “And so not only do we have this erosion right here from the waves, but we also have erosion up inland caused by the rainfall.”
Concerned for the future if climate change continues to be a problem, she said: “We have many, many multi-million dollar homes all along this coast that will be falling into the ocean.” California has faced intense rainfall over the past year, making the usually sunny state susceptible to more extreme conditions, with native Californians worried for their home.