Cars Trapped In Mud After Rain Brings Flash Flooding To Los Angeles
There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
Posted: 10/15/2015 10:04 PM EDT | Edited: 10/16/2015 11:31 AM EDT
This
still frame from video provided by KABC-TV shows vehicles stuck in a
muddy road in the mountainous community of Lake Hughes, Calif., about 65
miles north of downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flash flooding north of Los Angeles sent water and mud flowing into canyons and across roadways Thursday, trapping drivers and closing a stretch of one of the state's main north-south freeways.
The California Highway Patrol reported a 30-mile section of Interstate 5 was blocked by flooding near Fort Tejon, about 75 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
Drivers stuck in the mud waited for roads to be cleared while thousands more were diverted to alternate routes expected to take four or more hours to traverse through the mountain region in Southern California.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
"Due to the drought and fires, all the rain coming down heavily is causing floods," CHP Officer Andrew Mack said. "We have a lot of people up there trapped on the roadway."
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Flooding, mudslides strand Southern California drivers following storm
October 15, 2015 8:57 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heavy rains touched off flooding and mudslides in foothill communities north of Los Angeles on Thursday, swamping cars, stranding drivers and prompting authorities to close several major roads.
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The Latest: All Interstate 5 lanes reopened after mudslide
October 16, 2015 9:46 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest on mudslides that closed a California interstate (all times local):
6:20 p.m.
All lanes of Interstate 5 have been reopened, about 24 hours after the major north-south artery linking Los Angeles and Central California was blocked by a mudslide.
A spokeswoman with the California Highway Patrol says all lanes were cleared shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. Two southbound lanes and the northbound ones were reopened earlier in the day.
A storm system that drenched northern Los Angeles County Thursday sent mud and debris onto the roadway, trapping hundreds of drivers. Highway crews worked overnight and throughout Friday to free vehicles and clear the roadway.
To the west, State Road 58 is expected to remain closed for days.
5:55 p.m.
A fresh round of flash flooding stranded dozens of vehicles on a highway in Central California, but the troubles appear to be only temporary.
6:20 p.m.
All lanes of Interstate 5 have been reopened, about 24 hours after the major north-south artery linking Los Angeles and Central California was blocked by a mudslide.
A spokeswoman with the California Highway Patrol says all lanes were cleared shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. Two southbound lanes and the northbound ones were reopened earlier in the day.
A storm system that drenched northern Los Angeles County Thursday sent mud and debris onto the roadway, trapping hundreds of drivers. Highway crews worked overnight and throughout Friday to free vehicles and clear the roadway.
To the west, State Road 58 is expected to remain closed for days.
5:55 p.m.
A fresh round of flash flooding stranded dozens of vehicles on a highway in Central California, but the troubles appear to be only temporary.
Santa
Barbara County fire spokesman Dave Zaniboni said the Friday afternoon
flooding affected Highway 166 west of Cuyama. That's a remote, sparsely
populated community about 50 miles north of Santa Barbara.
Zaniboni
says about 100 vehicles, including a school bus, were stuck on the
roadway at one time but that traffic began moving by Friday evening.
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