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2 killed in Southern California deluge as rivers of mud wipe out homes
CNN ^ | January 9 ,2018 | ason Hanna, Stella Chan and Paul P. Murphy

Posted on 01/09/2018 9:38:52 AM PST by C19fan

Heavy rains unleashed destructive rivers of mud and debris in Southern California on Tuesday morning -- leaving at least two dead, destroying homes and spurring rescues as the flooding forced heavily traveled roads to close.

At least six homes near the coastal community of Montecito were "wiped away from their foundations" by mudflow and debris, Santa Barbara County fire spokesman Mike Eliason said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: california; disaster
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1 posted on 01/09/2018 9:38:52 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan
And the California Cycle of LifeTM continues.
2 posted on 01/09/2018 9:40:10 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: C19fan

Not interested in living there, too many natural disasters.


3 posted on 01/09/2018 9:43:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: rjsimmon

They got riots and fires and mudslides. They got sushi in the mall.


4 posted on 01/09/2018 9:44:19 AM PST by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)
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To: C19fan

What a cursed state..between the government, the people and mother nature what’s not to hate?


5 posted on 01/09/2018 9:49:05 AM PST by Bonemaker
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Death toll now at least 5 ..more injured many rescue operations ongoing but can’t get to them becuase of blocked roads


6 posted on 01/09/2018 9:51:33 AM PST by janetjanet998
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To: 1Old Pro

The main “natural disaster” is all the LIBs. Without them, the rest would be doable.


7 posted on 01/09/2018 9:52:23 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: C19fan

The mudslides are probably a result of the fires destroying dirt retaining plants. In the Payson area we had a fire on the face of the Mogollon Rim which took out all the foliage just about a creek. At the end of the summer, the first rains caused a flood that rampaged down the East Verde River. This flood killed a family which was swimming in the river at Waterwheel.


8 posted on 01/09/2018 9:53:26 AM PST by the_Watchman
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California’s four seasons: earthquake, fire, flood and drought.......................


9 posted on 01/09/2018 9:58:36 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: rjsimmon

Earthquakes, riots, fires and floods


10 posted on 01/09/2018 10:04:53 AM PST by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: rjsimmon

Hey. But it’s 60 degrees

Take that NYC


11 posted on 01/09/2018 10:05:08 AM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Red Badger

Yup

With the occasional widespread rioting to keep things from getting too dull.


12 posted on 01/09/2018 10:05:36 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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13 posted on 01/09/2018 10:07:02 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say)
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To: C19fan

As I’ve said, southern California has only two seasons. Fire and mud.


14 posted on 01/09/2018 10:10:29 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: 1Old Pro
Not interested in living there, too many natural disasters.

But we don't get hurricanes, tornadoes or blizzards.

15 posted on 01/09/2018 10:21:29 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Bonemaker

What’s not to hate? Carpets of gorgeous wildflowers in the hills in Spring after a wet winter. The magnificent high Sierras. Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge. The giant Sequoias. The Pacific coast. Catalina Island and the other Channel Islands. The produce that helps feed the nation. The California sea otters and California brown pelicans. The whales that pass the coast during their migrations. All of that is just for starters. Do not blame the state as a piece of land for the politics of the majority of its voters.


16 posted on 01/09/2018 10:34:31 AM PST by Avalon Memories (The question about.out fighting back is not what average people can to do, but how to do we do it?)
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Updated.

At least five people were dead Tuesday after intense overnight rainfall triggered dangerous flooding and mudslides in Southern California.
Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials said the bodies were found among debris during rescue efforts, with at least two victims discovered in the Montecito area. Authorities have not yet identified the victims.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/waist-deep-mudslides-hit-calif-multiple-rescues-underway-article-1.3746413


17 posted on 01/09/2018 10:41:13 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: Bonemaker

Apparently you hate the founder/owner of Free Republic.


18 posted on 01/09/2018 10:43:15 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: SpinnerWebb

“They got riots and fires and mudslides. They got sushi in the mall.”

They got Richard Pryor on the video.


19 posted on 01/09/2018 10:45:57 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Death of the MSM - "Because it is my show and I don't want to do that." Jake Tapper)
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To: SpinnerWebb

You forgot legalized murder for illegal aliens, earthquakes, etc...
I’m sure I’m missing a few other things.


20 posted on 01/09/2018 10:46:08 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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