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2010-02-07 05:59:29 - Landslide - USA EDIS CODE: LS-20100207-24827-USA
Date & Time: 2010-02-07 05:59:29 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of California, Northern area, Los Angeles Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Not confirmed information! Description: More than 500 homes were ordered evacuated Saturday after torrential rains led to mudslides that clogged roads and filled living rooms of homes nestled on hillsides already charred by last year's wildfires. More than an inch of rain was expected in Los Angeles and Ventura counties by sundown Saturday, causing eroded hillsides to slough off soil that slammed into homes, rendering at least 12 of them uninhabitable, according to Los Angeles County officials. Debris basins designed to snare mud, rocks and trees had already been filled from two inches of rain that fell in previous hours. At one home in Pickens Canyon, crews trying to find a gas leak dug through at least four feet of mud. In nearby homes, mud flowed through their interiors, muscling garage doors outward. Several highways were closed by the flooding and mudflows. Protective concrete barriers placed to reroute the water and mud failed, slamming into at least 25 vehicles. A flash flood watch issued by the National Weather Service expired at 7:45 p.m. Eastern time. Even so, more weather was on the way. The weather service predicted between 5 and 10 inches of snow would fall Saturday night in the mountains. Above 7,000 feet, accumulations of 8 to 14 inches were forecast.
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