A real cliff-hanger! Repair work starts on Anthony Hopkins’ $5m Malibu mansion that is just feet away from falling off a CLIFF after torrential downpours caused precipice to erode
Anthony Hopkins has begun repair work on his Malibu mansion that escaped virtually unscathed from huge wildfires last year – but caused more of the cliff it is perched on to erode.
The Welsh actor’s $5million beach home was miraculously left standing after the deadly Woolsey fire, while his next-door-neighbor’s home was completely leveled by the flames.
The fire, that killed three people and scorched through more than 98,000 acres last November, left soil on the cliff exposed.
Then torrential downpours – the most severe in 40 years – turned the land to mud, causing more of the cliff to erode.
The Silence of The Lambs actor’s house now has blue tarpaulin, netting
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On Thursday there was blue tarpaulin and scaffolding on parts of the large house suggesting it was under repair likely from minor damage sustained in the fire
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An aerial view of the neighborhood taken yesterday shows how the homes in the lavish Malibu neighborhood barely escaped the fire which burned its way through most of the cliff face
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His beach front property was still standing following the fire but parts seemed to be under construction on Thursday
The Welshman’s home now stands dangerously close to the edge as the precipice falls away. The images show work is also underway to restore the home of the 81-year-old star’s neighbor.
Mudslides have rocked the LA area following record rainfall in the area after the wildfires.
Fierce wintry storms have wreaked destruction across California, triggering widespread flooding and unleashing mudslides that have torn homes apart.