Westside : FEMA Denies Malibu Aid for Landslide
Malibu will not be getting much-needed help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its landslide problem.
The agency announced last week that it would not pay for damage caused by a landslide during a natural disaster, such as a flood, if the landslide already existed--even if the natural disaster made the landslide worse.
Malibu had applied for $12 million in FEMA money to secure, stabilize and rebuild the mountains in Malibu’s Las Flores Canyon. During a devastating rainstorm earlier this year, mud began sliding down a mountain in Las Flores Canyon, blocking access to area streets.
However, a landslide condition already existed in Las Flores Canyon--a gradual act of nature not caused by a natural disaster. . . .
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