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Publication Date January 11, 2018 | The Weather Channel

Southern California Mudslides Aftermath Becomes Desperate Search for Survivors in Montecito

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This crumbled car shows the force of the mudslide as debris roared through Montecito. Photo: James Cook via Twitter @BBCJAmesCool
This crumbled car shows the force of the mudslide as debris roared through Montecito. Photo: James Cook via Twitter @BBCJAmesCool

At least 17 people died Tuesday in mudslides in Southern California, and more than a dozen remain missing.

Heavy rain fell on multiple large burn scars Tuesday morning, triggering the mudslides.

The disaster left hundreds stranded and needing rescue from their homes.

 

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