'Catastrophic failure': La Verkin landslide on verge of claiming more homes

A landslide behind the Poulsen home on 560 West in La Verkin overlooking the Confluence Park threatens to claim the Poulsen home and the one next to it, Monday.

A landslide behind the Poulsen home on 560 West in La Verkin overlooking the Confluence Park threatens to claim the Poulsen home and the one next to it, Monday. (Mori Kessler, St. George News)


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ST. GEORGE — A landslide that previously claimed two homes on a hillside overlooking the Confluence Park in La Verkin is on the verge of claiming two more.

Denise and Reese Poulsen bought their home on 560 North in the Overlook subdivision in 2015 with the expectation it would be the last place they'd ever live. At the time they purchased the home, it was valued at around $400,000.

Now, as the ground shifts beneath the floor and the building is gradually ripped from its foundation, "the value is at zero," Denise Poulsen said.

Friends of the Poulsens were busily moving about their home Tuesday afternoon as they helped pack away items or run them out to a van. All the while they walked on a floor that had a noticeable dip where part of the ground beneath the home had begun to slip away.

Read the full article at St. George News.

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