Some properties have been deemed safe after residents of 20 Mercer Island homes were asked to evacuate after a leaking underground water pipe created unstable soil conditions. Mercer Island City Manager Jessi Bon said she and Mayor Salim Nice met with residents Thursday afternoon and notified "some" residents they could return to their homes. Bon did not specify how many properties are still unsafe. The residents, who all live near 95th Court Southeast, were notified Wednesday night that they needed to evacuate. The city discovered the water pipe leak on Wednesday afternoon when a geotechnical engineer reviewed the soil conditions. The leak was located in the water main that's near Southeast 40th Street and 82nd Avenue Southeast. If soil conditions worsen or the water line breaks, that could lead to potential flooding or a landslide, according to the city of Mercer Island. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mercer-island-residents-home-evacuation-landslide-risk/281-d389626f-f55a-49bc-9592-61b230c18c3e