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Why do houses on cliffs fall off?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Usually this is the result of a heavy rainfall in an area that usually doesn't get much rain (in Southern California). Soil becomes mud, and mud is slippery. There can be other types of erosion that undermine the foundation of a house built on a cliff.

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