Southern California faces mudslide risk as monster rains flood road, prompt evacuation | In Photos
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- Southern California residents are being forced to evacuate their homes due to the intense rain and debris flows that pose a risk of mudslides.
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Large parts of Southern California are being affected by the storm, and some emergency evacuations have been ordered due to concerns about rock slides and debris flows in areas that recently suffered fire damage, such as hillside areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires. In this picture, a Tesla driver navigates the rain near the Eaton Fire burn zone as a strong atmospheric river storm affects the area.(Getty Images via AFP)
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During a storm in Malibu, California, a driver tries to escape the mud-covered intersection at Sunset Blvd and Pacific Coast Highway, close to the Palisades Fire zone.(AFP)
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A large portion of the state was experiencing heavy rain, with forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting up to six inches (15 cm) of precipitation in some areas. A storm in Malibu, California, left the crossroads of Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway near the Palisades Fire zone flooded and covered in mud.(AFP)
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A storm in Malibu, California, filled the Pacific Coast Highway with mud and debris close to the Palisades Fire zone.(AFP)
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A driver in the rain approaches a sign that reads "Possible Mud Flow" as a strong atmospheric river storm affects the area in Sierra Madre, California. The storm is affecting a large part of Southern California.(Getty Images via AFP)
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While the region's storm-related heavy rains started to lessen Thursday evening, the danger of rock and mudslides on hillsides damaged by wildfires persisted on Friday. This is because hazardous slides can still occur even after the rain stops, especially in areas that have burned away vegetation that keeps soil anchored.(AFP)
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A warewolf was dressed and positioned near the location of a neighborhood in Altadena, California, as residents in southern California have been asked to evacuate their homes. (AFP)
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In Sierra Madre, California, Glenn Lambdin uses a shovel to clear mud from a mudslide close to his house as a strong atmospheric river storm affects the area.(Getty Images via AFP)
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A Long Beach Public Works front loader loads dune outside a fire station in Long Beach, California, for locals to fill sand bags with after intense rains.(AFP)
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As massive downpour soaked southern California, a person in Long Beach, California, observes a homeless camp.(AFP)
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