Residents in Sierra Madre begin cleanup effort after strongest storm of year sweeps through southern California
Residents of a southern California mountain community near the Eaton fire burn scar dug out of roads submerged in sludge on Friday after the strongest storm of the year swept through the area, unleashing debris flows and muddy messes in several neighborhoods recently torched by wildfires.
Water, debris and boulders rushed down the mountain in the city of Sierra Madre on Thursday night, trapping at least one car in the mud and damaging several home garages with mud and debris. Bulldozers on Friday were cleaning up the mud-covered streets in the city of 10,000 people.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/california-rain-mud-sludge-wildfires
Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2025-02-15 02:54:00
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