Firefighters went street by street in the community of Forest Falls to make sure no residents were trapped in the mud.
(LaPresse) Heavy rains caused mudslides in a mountainous area east of Los Angeles that went up in flames two years ago. Boulders and other debris tumbled onto roads, causing thousands of people to evacuate. Firefighters went street by street in the community of Forest Falls to make sure no residents were trapped in the mud. Evacuations were also ordered in Yucaipa, about 19 kilometers from Forest Falls. The rains are the tail end of a tropical storm that brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to drought-stricken Southern California last week, helping firefighters tame an out-of-control wildfire about 32 kilometers south of the mudslide area.
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