California Governor Arnald Schwarzenegger proclaimed Monday a state of emergency in San Diego following a landslide.
The governor's emergency proclamation allowed the state Office of Emergency Services (OES) to deploy emergency personnel, equipment and facilities and provide local government assistance under the authority of the California Disaster Assistance Act.
It also enables the state to request an emergency declaration from the Federal Highway Administration.
The slide occurred last Wednesday in the Mt. Soledad area in San Diego, creating conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property in the area.
The governor said he issued the proclamation as the landslide caused significant damage to public infrastructure, impaired the habitability of approximately 40 homes, and caused power shortage to thousands of people.
It has been estimated that the damage exceeds 25 million dollars, Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
"The circumstances of the landslide, by reason of their magnitude, are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county, city and county, or city and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat," said the governor.
"It is hereby ordered that all agencies of the state government utilize and employ state personnel, equipment and facilities for the performance of any and all activities consistent with the direction of my Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the State Emergency Plan, and that OES provide local government assistance under the authority of the California Disaster Assistance Act," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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