CA - Dozens Missing in Southern California Mudslides, January 2018

[margarita25]

Mudslides, Wildfires, and Drought—California's Deadly Weather Explained
A warming planet is at least partially to blame for the state's recent weather woes.

https://news.nationalgeographic.com...fornia-wildfires-drought-extreme-weather-spd/

 

[margarita25]

Ellen DeGeneres Struggles to Hold Back Tears as She FaceTimes Oprah Following Deadly Mudslides
http://people.com/human-interest/oprah-ellen-degeneres-montecito-mudslides/

"“One of the things that I want to talk about is you know, we’ve had these terrible fires all over California and one of the hardest hit areas is where I live in Montecito. We have had mandatory evacuations,” DeGeneres said. “So, we were just able to get back into our house on Dec. 27 and I got back over the holidays and I just drove around. I love that community so much. There were just signs everywhere that said thank you and grateful just everywhere saying thank you to the firefighters and first responders. And it made me so proud to live there. I just love this place.”"

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"“It’s devastating. We’ve lost so many lives and it’s a tiny community and nobody would’ve expected, certainly, I did not, that after we survived the fire and the rain came. Who would’ve expected we have this devastation again with the mudslides, and so soon,” Oprah said.

“But we’re going to do what we do. We’re going to come together and we’re going to do what great Americans do all the time. We’re going to help each other. We’re going to help each other out wherever needed,” she shared about how to move forward from the natural disaster."

 

[margarita25]

Aerial images capture devastation caused by Montecito mudslides that left 17 dead and destroyed homes in celebrity neighborhood - although Oprah's mansion escapes the worst of it
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5257413/Aerial-images-devastation-Montecito-mudslides.html

 

[margarita25]

"The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of rescuers and dogs continued searching for people Wednesday, slogging through mud and debris."

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""There were gas mains that had popped, where you could hear the hissing," he told the TV station.

"Power lines were down, high-voltage power lines, the large aluminum poles to hold those were snapped in half. Water was flowing out of water mains and sheared-off fire hydrants.""


http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/us/southern-california-mudslides/index.html

 

[margarita25]

California mudslide survivors recall when the 'mud came in an instant
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/us/residents-describe-california-mudslide/?sr=google_news

"They heard a "deep rumbling" sound

Heavy rain and a "deep rumbling" sound preceded the massive amounts of mud that blanketed miles and killed at least 17 people."

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"The muddy water was not slowly leaking into homes like rainfall does -- it came in slamming."

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"Johnson pulled a baby who was submerged in about 4 feet of mud, KSBY reported.

"We don't know where it came from but we got it out, took the mud out of his mouth. I hope that's OK," he said."

 

[DakotaMayi]

California mudslide survivors recall when the 'mud came in an instant
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/us/residents-describe-california-mudslide/?sr=google_news

"They heard a "deep rumbling" sound

Heavy rain and a "deep rumbling" sound preceded the massive amounts of mud that blanketed miles and killed at least 17 people."

Snip

"The muddy water was not slowly leaking into homes like rainfall does -- it came in slamming."

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"Johnson pulled a baby who was submerged in about 4 feet of mud, KSBY reported.

"We don't know where it came from but we got it out, took the mud out of his mouth. I hope that's OK," he said."

BBM.

:tantrum: Oh this little baby. I'm over here praying for everyone but those two sentences got me.

 

[margarita25]

Rescuers race against time to find missing in California mudslides
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...missing-in-california-mudslides-idUSKBN1F01B8

“"Right now, our assets are focused on determining if anyone is still alive in any of those structures that have been damaged,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told Los Angeles television station KCAL.

Some 500 rescuers using search dogs, military helicopters, and thermal imaging equipment are on scene."

 

[margarita25]

BBM.

:tantrum: Oh this little baby. I'm over here praying for everyone but those two sentences got me.

Just incredible! Can you imagine...


More on the baby: :

"Elsewhere, an unidentified man told the Weather Channel that, after he and his wife climbed to safety from the mudslides, they heard a baby crying when they went to go check on a neighbor. A firefighter came over, and together they dug into the mud and found the baby.

“I don’t know where it came from,” he said, looking visibly upset. “We got it, got the mud out of its mouth. ... I hope it’s OK.” He said responders took the baby to a hospital."


Baby plucked from the mud, helicopter rescues family in Santa Barbara County
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article194087629.html

 

[DakotaMayi]

Just incredible! Can you imagine...

More on the baby:

"Elsewhere, an unidentified man told the Weather Channel that, after he and his wife climbed to safety from the mudslides, they heard a baby crying when they went to go check on a neighbor. A firefighter came over, and together they dug into the mud and found the baby.

“I don’t know where it came from,” he said, looking visibly upset. “We got it, got the mud out of its mouth. ... I hope it’s OK.” He said responders took the baby to a hospital."

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article194087629.html

Oh my! How terrifying!!

I wonder where baby's Mama is and father. Baby is in good hands now.

This devastation is just shocking.

I'm reading everything you are posting here Magz but I just feel as if this isn't real. This can't be happening to these poor people.

 

[margarita25]

"In addition to rescuing those trapped in homes and vehicles, emergency workers are also focused on evacuating about 300 people who were trapped in Romero Canyon with no way in or out.

“They are completely cut off. They are otherwise safe, but unable to get in or out,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said in a Tuesday night press conference."

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article194087629.html

 

[margarita25]

"An emergency alert was not sent to people in Santa Barbara County—who were under voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders—until destructive flooding had already hit Montecito, California officials say. The cellphone alert was sent to those registered in the area at about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, but it is not yet clear how many people actually received it. Santa Barbara County Emergency Manager Jeff Gater said the push alert was sent after conditions began to deteriorate. Many warnings had been circulated by the county on social media and on its website and email systems. But by the time the push alert was sent, mud was pouring quickly downhill with boulders and debris, killing people and destroying homes."*

County Emergency Alerts Didn’t Go Out Until After California Mudslides Began
https://www.thedailybeast.com/count...go-out-until-after-california-mudslides-began

 

[margarita25]

"Seemed like just heavy rain," he said. "Five minutes later, (I) heard (a) loud whish sound. Mud came in an instant, like a dam breaking."

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/us/residents-describe-california-mudslide/index.html

 

[margarita25]

"MONTECITO, Calif. -- Search-and-rescue dogs are leading the efforts to find the missing in the wake of deadly mudslides that swallowed neighborhoods in Southern California. The challenges are mounting for first responders.

More than 36 hours after the floods began, crews were poking through mud with sticks looking for anyone who might be trapped.

"You kind of do what you do when there's an avalanche," Battalion Chief Neil Berryman of the San Luis Obispo Fire Department told CBS News. "You poke and if you feel something different you try to figure out what it is."

More than 100 people have been rescued, many from rooftops by helicopter."

"I basically ran for my life": Man describes mudslide hitting neighborhood
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/i-basically-ran-for-my-life-man-recalls-mudslide-hitting-neighborhood/

 

[margarita25]

"“It was a full river, boulders floating down, hitting cars,” said one resident, Diana Kalaitzian, 45. “I’ve always been more scared of fires but now I think you have to worry more about mud because you don’t see it coming. It’s silent and faster.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...montecito-death-toll-wildfires-climate-change

 

[margarita25]

January 2018 Storm Information and Updates
https://www.countyofsb.org/emergencyinfo.sbc

Last notification on the 9th?

 

[margarita25]

"The mudslides struck the communities hit hard by the Thomas fire in December, the largest wildfire in California's modern history. That's because burned soil can act as a water repellent like pavement, so rainfall that would normally be absorbed in the ground runs off rapidly after a wildfire. Thus, much less rain is needed to cause a flash flood.

As the floodwater gushes downhill through burned areas, it can create major erosion and pick up vast amounts of ash, mud, rocks, sand, silt and scorched vegetation like trees and shrubs. Locations downhill and downstream from the burn scar left by a wildfire are susceptible to flash flooding, debris flow and mudslides, according to the National Weather Service.

The force of the rushing water, mud and debris can be catastrophic. It can damage or destroy roadways, bridges, culverts and buildings even miles away from the burned area."

http://abcnews.go.com/US/southern-california-wildfires-paved-deadly-mudslides/story?id=52257400

 

[JerseyGirl]

Family and friends are desperately hunting for two sisters who are missing.

Sawyer Corey, 12, and her stepsister Morgan Corey, 25, have not been seen since downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down fire ravaged hills in the wealthy neighborhood of Montecito on Tuesday.

The sisters were asleep in their home with Sawyer's twin sister, Summer, and their mother, Carie Baker, when the mudslide hit.

Baker and Summer Corey were later rescued and taken to hospital in critical condition.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5254697/Desperate-hunt-missing-sisters-Montecito.html

 

[GigTu]

California mudslide survivors recall when the 'mud came in an instant
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/us/residents-describe-california-mudslide/?sr=google_news

"They heard a "deep rumbling" sound

Heavy rain and a "deep rumbling" sound preceded the massive amounts of mud that blanketed miles and killed at least 17 people."

Snip

"The muddy water was not slowly leaking into homes like rainfall does -- it came in slamming."

Snip

"Johnson pulled a baby who was submerged in about 4 feet of mud, KSBY reported.

"We don't know where it came from but we got it out, took the mud out of his mouth. I hope that's OK," he said."

Ok, now that broke me. Poor little baby. Oh, my heart. But is he okay? It sounds like he survived...... I hope so!

 

[Gardener1850]

Scott McMillin may have been at 2125 Piedras Drive in Montecito during the time of the storm and mudslides. His family been unable to reach him via cell phone and he has not been heard from since the storm. If you have any information of his whereabouts, please contact Tom McMillin at 831-277-7899.

http://www.keyt.com/news/missing-a-loved-one-after-tuesdays-storm/684091661

 

[margarita25]

California mudslides: Before and after
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42647131