A 6.4 magnitude earthquake had just struck Rio Dell, California, upending homes and lives for the community of 3,400 people near Oregon.
“It’s a gamble to not have it,” Rio Dell City Manager Kyle Knopp said.
A whopping 90% of homes in California aren’t covered by earthquake insurance, according to Glenn Pomeroy, CEO of the California Earthquake Authority, a nonprofit quake insurer established by the state.
Gavin Newsom proclaimed an emergency for Humboldt County, where Rio Dell is located, in part to help local governments access services.
Despite seeing how costly earthquake damage can be, she doubts she’ll buy earthquake insurance for her next home.
Persons:
CNN —, Jacqui McIntosh, Rio, McIntosh, ”, unlivable, “ It’s, Fred Greaves, “, Kyle Knopp, Glenn Pomeroy, ” Brian Ferguson, Knopp, ” Knopp, Randy Jensen, ” Jensen, Jensen, Jane Tyska, ” Pomeroy, that’s, Pomeroy, Gavin Newsom, Michelle Bushnell, Bushnell, it’s, Keith Porter, Kent Porter, Bolt, Porter, ” Porter, ‘, Alyssa Jorgensen, Jorgensen, didn’t, ” McIntosh
Organizations:
CNN, Dell, California Earthquake Authority, California Governor’s, Emergency Services, Mendocino Triple Junction, FEMA, Rio Dell, Reuters, Rio Dell Water, Media, East Bay Times, San, Small Business Administration, Institute, The Press Democrat, Mitigation, retrofits, Earthquake, California Earthquake
Locations:
Rio Dell , California, Oregon, Rio Dell, California, It’s, Mendocino, Cape Mendocino, Northern California, Montecito, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Rio, Humboldt County