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Pacifica Calif. cliffside apartment building demolished

A worker looks over a cliff as demolition crews tear down an apartment building in Pacifica, Calif. Storm-driven coastal erosion prompted city officials to mark the building as uninhabitable in early 2016.
A worker looks over a cliff as demolition crews tear down an apartment building in Pacifica, Calif. Storm-driven coastal erosion prompted city officials to mark the building as uninhabitable in early 2016.
Jeff Chiu, AP
Demolition crews tear down an apartment building in Pacifica, Calif.
Demolition crews tear down an apartment building in Pacifica, Calif.
Jeff Chiu, AP
A worker walks past an apartment building being demolished by crews in Pacifica, Calif.
A worker walks past an apartment building being demolished by crews in Pacifica, Calif.
Jeff Chiu, AP
A worker walks over debris from an apartment building being demolished by crews in Pacifica, Calif.
A worker walks over debris from an apartment building being demolished by crews in Pacifica, Calif.
Jeff Chiu, AP
Demolition crews tear down an apartment building in Pacifica, Calif.
Demolition crews tear down an apartment building in Pacifica, Calif.
Jeff Chiu, AP
A worker looks toward an apartment building being demolished by crews in Pacifica, Calif.
A worker looks toward an apartment building being demolished by crews in Pacifica, Calif.
Jeff Chiu, AP
Boulders shore up an eroding cliff below an apartment complex Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif. The city manager of Pacifica has declared a local emergency after strong waves caused by El Nino storms ate away part of a sea wall in the coastal community, damaging the municipal pier and threatening several homes.
Boulders shore up an eroding cliff below an apartment complex Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif. The city manager of Pacifica has declared a local emergency after strong waves caused by El Nino storms ate away part of a sea wall in the coastal community, damaging the municipal pier and threatening several homes.
Eric Risberg, AP
Boulders shore up an eroding cliff below an apartment complex that residents were forced to evacuate in Pacifica, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016.
Boulders shore up an eroding cliff below an apartment complex that residents were forced to evacuate in Pacifica, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016.
Jeff Chiu, AP
Jonathan Levine stands in his doorway after learning he would have to evacuate his oceanside apartment Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif.
Jonathan Levine stands in his doorway after learning he would have to evacuate his oceanside apartment Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif.
Eric Risberg, AP
Waves crash below an apartment building that residents were forced to evacuate Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif.
Waves crash below an apartment building that residents were forced to evacuate Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif.
Eric Risberg, AP
Garth Yeaman carries some of his belongings after being forced to evacuate his apartment Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif.
Garth Yeaman carries some of his belongings after being forced to evacuate his apartment Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif.
Eric Risberg, AP
Sections of land are seen missing from coastal properties in Pacifica, Calif. on Jan. 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area.
Sections of land are seen missing from coastal properties in Pacifica, Calif. on Jan. 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images
A father and son view a damaged coastline of crumbling cliffs, which threaten homes, apartment buildings and businesses in Pacifica, Calif. on Feb. 4, 2016.
A father and son view a damaged coastline of crumbling cliffs, which threaten homes, apartment buildings and businesses in Pacifica, Calif. on Feb. 4, 2016.
John G. Mabanglo, European Pressphoto Agency
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