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Heavy storms caused mudslides to bury the Californian city of Burbank in a thick layer of mud on Tuesday, carrying away vehicles and causing power outages. At least 13 people were killed as a result of flooding and mudslides across Southern California. Clean up operations were underway in Burbank on Tuesday as thousands of mandatory evacuations were ordered across the area. A flash flood warning remains in effect.
A snow storm hits the mountains around San Bernandino County, especially harsh in the Cajon Pass where many drivers had to abandon their cars. Justin Mitchell reports.
A major Pacific storm hammers California bringing much-needed rain to the drought-striken state, but the threat of flooding and mudslides. Linda So reports.
Images show a road damaged by flooding in Cathedral City, California, where the police department announced an outage of the emergency 911 call line on Sunday night, advising people to head to the nearest fire or police station in person. Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California with record rainfall, shutting down schools, roads and businesses before edging in on Nevada on Monday. IMAGES
Huntington Beach, Oct 3 (EFE/EPA).- A large oil spill from a platform in the pacific equivalent to about 3,000 barrels of oil is hitting southern California and threatening the shores of Huntington Beach, one of the most popular and famous coastal areas in the Golden State.The oil leak began Saturday at the Elly offshore platform, off Huntington Beach and has already thrown some 570,000 liters of oil into the sea, according to authorities, who already speak of this event as one of the worst natural disasters in this area " in decades." They have warned of its danger to the place’s flora and fauna.Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr said the 3,000-barrel estimate is likely to fall short as the company responsible for the spill, Beta Offshore, is believed to have yet to fully stem the leak. (Camera: CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA). SHOT LIST: TAR ACCUMULATES ON THE SHORE AND CONTAMINATED SAND AFTER AN OIL SPILL OFF THE COAST OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, US.