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Mudslide damages roadside fence in Los Angeles ... Santa Barbara Municipal Airport has recovered from its travel issues on Monday. The airport has cancelled only one flight so far today, according ...
The system moved onto the mainland on January 8, bringing heavy rain to Southern California and prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, over potential mudslides in areas affected by wildfires. [12]
Early morning mudslide blocks Highway 41. ... the Weather Service predicted 1 to 3 inches of rain could be expected to fall across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with 4 or more inches ...
In 2018, a mudslide in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, destroyed 130 homes and killed 23 people, making it one of the deadliest in California history. ... USA TODAY Sports.
Seven additional counties declared a state of emergency: Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, San Diego County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County. [10] [11] The rain was expected to last for days, with some parts of California expected to receive record amounts of rain. [12]
Storms, fires and the positioning of Montecito have resulted in a precarious existence for the town's mostly wealthy residents.
The Thomas Fire destroyed multiple expensive homes in the Montecito area. On December 23, the Thomas Fire was estimated to have caused over $120 million in property losses, in Santa Barbara County. [118] Over a quarter million Southern California Edison customers lost power as a result of damage from the fire.
A documentarian, she was filming in Montecito when that community was struck by deadly floods and mudslides five years ago. “The community helped each other during that crisis,” she said ...