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WATCH: Landslide destroys home, damages several others

WATCH ABOVE: People watched as a landslide destroyed a home and damaged several others on Tuesday.

TORONTO – A landslide in North Salt Lake, Utah, claimed the home of at least one family on Tuesday morning.

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According to local news reports, 27 homes in the area were evacuated, though all but three have been allowed to return home.

The landslide began slowly, but soon had destroyed a retaining wall and damaged a nearby tennis court and swim club.

Residents in the area say that they noticed earth around the home moving about a week ago when a developer began to prepare several lots at the top of the hill.

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