Heavy Rains Trigger Deadly Southern CA Mudslides
At least five people are dead in mudslides in Southern California.
By Marilyn Nelson on January 9, 2018
At least five people are dead in mudslides in Southern California.
A overnight storm in SoCal triggered flooding and mudslides in Santa Barbara County, shutting down 30 miles of Highway 101.
Santa Barbara County public information officer Mike Eliason told the Los Angeles Times that a heavy band of rain swept in off the Pacific around 2:30 a.m..”Waist-high” mud flows knocked at least three homes from their foundations.
Emergency crews rushed in to help people trapped in their homes and cars, and assist with several missing-person reports.
At least five people died in the Montecito area, home to Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and other celebrities.
The destruction this #CAstorm left is unbelievable. This is #Montecito along East Valley Road and also along Olive Mill Rd. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/mRfx2oj0ZG
— Fabiola Ramirez (@FabRamirezTV) January 9, 2018
