Eleven homes have been deemed unhabitable following a landslide in the Mornington Peninsula, one of Victoria’s famous tourist attractions.
On the morning of Jan. 14, a landslide occurred on Penny Lane in the McCrae suburb, around 80 kilometres south of Melbourne’s CBD.
The landslide caused a $2.3 million (US$1.4 million) home to crash down a hill and collapse.
Other properties near the house were also affected by the crash.
Emergency services were called to the site to deal with the aftermath and perform rescue work.
On Jan. 15, a spokesperson for the Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) told The Epoch Times that 11 homes were now “uninhabitable” due to the crash.
VICSES had carried out several evacuations and has currently taken control of the situation.
“The scene has been made safe, and emergency services remained on scene today to monitor the site as wet weather passed through the region,” the spokesperson said.
Regarding casualty, one person who was present at the property at the time of the incident was injured and received treatment from Ambulance Victoria.
Meanwhile, the owner of the house has taken online to express gratitude after no death was reported.
“We are very grateful that nobody died today,” Nick Moran, an IT entrepreneur, said in a statement on social media.
“Our thoughts are with the injured Mornington [Peninsula] Shire employee, who we understand is in a stable condition.”
Prior to the incident, the house had been affected by a smaller landslide on Jan. 5, which prompted intervention by the local council.
Mornington Peninsula Shire’s mayor, Anthony Marsh, said the council’s priority was to work with emergency services to ensure the safety of affected residents and the community.
“We are onsite working with state authorities and the Victorian government, and further investigations are underway,” he said in a statement on social media.
