Rains, mudslides prompt Southern California evacuations

Southern California Mudslides Damage Homes, Carry Away Cars

Heavy rain unleashed destructive mudslides on an area east of Los Angeles scorched by wildfires two years ago.

Southern California mudslides damage homes, carry away cars

Rescuers searched for a person missing in a mudslide Tuesday as big yellow tractors plowed through dark, thick sludge and pushed boulders off roads after flash floods swept dirt, rocks and trees down fire-scarred slopes, washed away cars and buried buildings in small mountain communities in Southern California.

Southern California mudslides damage homes, carry away cars

OAK GLEN, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers searched for a person missing in a mudslide Tuesday as big yellow tractors plowed through dark, thick sludge and pushed boulders off roads after flash floods swept dirt, rocks and trees down fire-scarred slopes, washed away cars and buried buildings in small mountain communities in Southern California.With thunderstorms forecast and more mudslides possible into Wednesday, evacuation orders remained in place in pa…

Landslides cause evacuations in California

Thousands of people are ordered to evacuate or stay in their homes after torrential downpours that caused landslides in an area east of Los Angeles burned by fires two years ago

Southern California mudslides damage homes, carry away cars - CentralMaine.com

Homes and other buildings were damaged, including a commercial building buried so high its roof collapsed, officials said.

Southern California mudslides damage homes, carry away cars

OAK GLEN, Calif. — Cleanup efforts and damage assessments were underway Tuesday east of Los Angeles after heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a mountain area scorched by a wildfire two years ago, sending boulders across roads, carrying away cars and prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders.Firefighters went street by street to make sure no residents were trapped after mud flows began inundating roads Monday night near the community of Fo…