A Californian community will have its natural gas supply cut off on Monday morning, with utility company SolCalGas blaming "worsening land movement."

Gas service to 135 homes in the Portuguese Bend area of Rancho Palos Verdes, situated on the coastal outskirts of Los Angeles will end from 9 a.m. local time, the company said.

"Due to worsening land movement, SoCalGas has determined it is unsafe to continue providing natural gas service in your community. Unfortunately, your natural gas service will be discontinued effective Monday, July 29, 2024, at approximately 9 a.m," SoCalGas said in a service notice on July 27.

"We regret this unexpected disruption of service. This dynamic situation requires we take immediate action to protect public safety."

It said the neighborhood "continues to experience significant new land movement damaging roads, homes. and further threatening the safety of SoCalGas' infrastructure.

"The significant strain on SoCalGas' infrastructure caused by this recent land movement requires that we discontinue service at this time to protect the safety of the Portuguese Bend Community," they said.

SoCalGas did not explain exactly why notification of the change had been issued at such short notice.

Land movement, also known as ground movement, refers to the shifting, sliding, or settling of the Earth's surface.

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Wayfarers Chapel, also known as "The Glass Church," is shown closed due to shifting and sliding land after heavy rains in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 16, 2024. The coastal city will lose its... Wayfarers Chapel, also known as "The Glass Church," is shown closed due to shifting and sliding land after heavy rains in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 16, 2024. The coastal city will lose its natural gas service from Monday 9 a.m., SolCalGas has said. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

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