Rahul Somvanshi
A massive sinkhole opened outside a Malibu beachfront home this week, swallowing a driveway and forcing local authorities to move residents out of nearby properties. The BBC reported that aerial footage showed the gap in front of a house thought to belong to actor Nicolas Cage.
The house was purchased in 2024, the BBC said, citing the New York Times. The driveway collapsed on Tuesday morning. The City of Malibu ordered evacuations on the street and opened a temporary shelter for evacuees while the area was assessed.
The fresh angle is not the celebrity address. It is the speed with which a normal-looking driveway can become unsafe in a coastal neighbourhood. Malibu’s beachfront location, steep terrain and exposure to storms mean the safety check does not end at one property line.
Karmactive has recently covered coastal weather alerts and Pacific climate patterns tied to El Niño conditions. This incident adds a property-level example to the same broader coastal-risk file, while the exact cause of the ground failure remains for local officials and engineers to determine.
For residents, the immediate facts are limited but serious: a driveway failed, evacuations were ordered, and a shelter was arranged. Further details on structural assessments, the number of affected homes and repair timelines were not available in the accessible source material.
