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A series of mudflows occurred in Southern California in early January 2018, particularly affecting areas northwest of Montecito in Santa Barbara County.The incident was responsible for 23 deaths, [4] although the body of one of the victims has never been found. [5]
Five years after mudslides killed 23 people, the entire town of Montecito was evacuated after rain pounded California. A recent independent study found floods and mudslides are no stranger to the ...
A car and debris smashed against a tree along Hot Springs Road in Montecito, Calif. Heavy rain brought flash flooding and mudslides to the area in Montecito, Calif. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.
On Jan. 9, 2018, intense rain fell on a weeks-old wildfire burn scar in the mountains above Montecito on the Santa Barbara County coast, unleashing what residents remember as the “ 1/9 Debris ...
[14] [142] In September 2020, Edison announced a combined settlement of $1.16 billion with the insurance companies over the Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslide. [140] On December 16, 2021 the California Public Utilities Commission approved penalties and permanent disallowances against Southern California Edison for violations related to the ...
A powerful rainstorm triggered mudslides on soaked steep slopes where a series of intense wildfires burned off vegetation last month. Mudslides and flooding kill at least 13 in California Skip to ...
The 2018 mudflows that tore through Montecito, killing 23 people, followed the Thomas Fire, at the time the largest wildfire in California’s history, which incinerated trees and plants.
Montecito (archaic use of Spanish for woodland or countryside) [6] is an unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Located on the Central Coast of California , Montecito sits between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean .