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If you thought the risk of a landslide knocking at your front door when it rains is a problem of poor third world countries, think again. According to media reports, even the world’s stars are not immune.
Realtor.com reports that recent California rains have been both a blessing and a curse to homeowners living in the hills above Los Angeles. And one of those on the receiving end was singer and actress Demi Lovato whose house was deemed unfit for occupancy. Reason? A mudslide from the home above hers. It is reported that Lovato’s house was new and she had not even moved in.
“The Los Angeles Fire Department estimated 20 tonnes of earth came cascading down the hill. That kind of landslide piled enough rocks and mud onto the 2017 Grammy nominee’s driveway that had she been living there, would have blocked her in and buried her cars,” said the report on the near disaster for the star’s $8.3 million (about Sh830 million) house.
Other stars affected by another mudslide in January, which blocked an important artery, according to the report, include George Clooney, Jared Leto, Bruno Mars and Pharrell Williams.
