Two other nearby residences were evacuated for safety reasons afterward.
With the winter snowpack melting amid the spring thaw, authorities said other homes in the neighborhood will also be evaluated.
The collapses were documented in videos taken by police officers and firefighters, who went to the scene after sections of a retaining wall holding back soil fell apart and the homes began making noises. At one, metal fell from the porch ceiling moments before the second story fell backward down the hill.Two unoccupied homes slide downhill months after officials told the previous occupants to leave after shifts in the ground compromised the foundation of their homes.Officials ordered occupants of the two homes to evacuate their properties in late October 2022, saying the homes had been in danger due to sliding that resulted from shifting ground and breaks in the foundations.
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