Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's £11m mansion could be engulfed by killer landslide
dailystar.co.ukPrince Harry and Meghan Markle's £11million Montecito mansion is at risk of being engulfed by a killer mudslide, according to a new flood danger map.A storm in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's neighbourhood in 2018 left 23 people dead and wrecked 130 houses - and the potential for mudslides continues to rise.
As the drought in California goes on and as wildfires have incinerated much of the vegetation protecting the land around Montecito, the couple could decide to sell up and move, The Mirror reports.Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, bought their nine-bed mansion in 2020, two years after the storm, which was caused by days of torrential rain.Now, a Storm Impact Consideration Map from Montecito Fire Protection District shows the home next door to the Duke and Duchess' seven-acre estate in a predicted mudslide path - but the slightest deviation could see their property hit, too.John Frye, of the Santa Barbara Flood Control District, said: “It’s not if it happens again – it’s when.”In late 2017, wildfires devastated Santa Barbara County, leaving 1,063 structures destroyed and causing $2.2billion (about £1.6 billion) of damage.Terry Cunningham, 62, the previous owner of the couple's home, said: “Their place wasn’t touched during the mudslides but it’s near enough to the creek that you’d pay attention if it happened again.”Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor warned: “We are still at risk for debris flow and will be for a couple of years.” .
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