Rescuers search for mudslide victims
MONTECITO, United States: Rescuers used dogs and helicopters to search for victims on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) of powerful mudslides which left at least 17 people dead in a southern California community that is also home to major celebrities including Oprah Winfrey.
Heavy rains on Tuesday sent rivers - ing from the hills into Montecito and other towns in Santa Barbara County northwest of Los Angeles, which are still recovering from last
“We are saddened to report that the death toll has now risen to 17,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters, saying it had been “another
At least 28 people were injured, authorities said, while 30,000 remained subject to man
The US Coast Guard released footage of a couple, their two young children and two dogs being plucked from their roof and hoisted
Yellow bulldozers were clearing the roads of tons of sticky brown mud in Montecito and other towns as utility workers
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who has been touted this week as a possible 2020 candidate for the White House, was among those af
Winfrey posted a video of herself outside her Montecito mansion wading through near
In some neighborhoods still bearing the scars of the Thomas Fire, houses were completely destroyed while others nearby
“Part of the problem with this is the dirt was able to wash down,” said Richard Targonia, a resident of
“Had we still had all the vegetation on the hills it would not have been as much of an issue,”
“I have lived here my whole life,” said Melissa Ausanka-Crues, 29, a here for 30 years and never seen
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was another Montecito resident
DeGeneres posted a picture on Twitter of herself standing in mud next to a downed tree
“This is the street in front of know anything about our house
Tom Oschner, who had come to check on the remains of his sister’s house said the destruc
- ture was swept away,” he said, adding the building was now
Sheriff Brown earlier told CBS’s “This Morning” that some residents
“I think most people are really shocked at the extent of the damage and how big the impact was
“Although we knew this was coming, you couldn’t help but be amazed at the intensity of the storm and the result of the mudslide and the water
Roads were clogged throughout the region with mudflows shutting down more than 30 miles (50 kilometers) of the 101 Freeway on Tuesday and knocking a number
The highest rainfall total was - ters) in Ventura County, according
Much of the affected area is land several weeks ago, the second-largest
An evacuation order was issued in a section of the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, which was hit by a mudslide that pulled cars out of driveways and carried
- cant” gas leak, and repair efforts left homes on the street with no gas,