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California mudslides death toll rises with 13 still missing

January 13, 2018 18:59·
Family of five rescued from debris of home following California mudslides

Family of five rescued from debris of home following California mudslides

Montecito and Carpinteria were the towns most devastated by the mudslides, according to Amber Anderson, a spokesperson with the Santa Barbara County Incident Management Team, per the Washington Post.

The body count as of Wednesday was 15, with 25 reported injured and 50 having to be rescued. Firefighters used dogs to search for victims inside the destroyed structures. Meanwhile, AS WE SPEAK, her Montecito home's a staging ground for helicopter rescues.

In Santa Barbara County, a total of 100 homes were destroyed and 300 homes damaged by the mudslides, Eliason said, adding that eight commercial properties were also destroyed and 20 damaged.

There was a backlog of scores of callers requesting help.

"What a day! Praying for our community again in Santa Barbara", Winfrey wrote in the caption, noting that helicopters had to rescue her neighbors and were looking for missing persons.

From the air, the US Coast Guard and Venture County emergency crews pulled residents to safety.

The fire department also shared photos of U.S. Route 101 that was flooded with runoff water from Montecito Creek.

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In some places mud was waist-deep, officials said.

"Woke up to this blazing gas fire".

Just last month, many of these same homeowners were forced to evacuate as the state's largest wildfire, the Thomas Fire, stripped hillsides of vegetation and left them vulnerable to destructive mudslides. Burn areas are more susceptible to flooding because rain bounces off the barren surface instead of being absorbed into the soil.

Although mandatory evacuations were put into force in some parts of Santa Barbara, only 10% to 15% of residents actually heeded the warnings to flee their homes.

The worst rainfall came at 3.30 p.m. local time (2330 UTC) on Tuesday, when Montecito received more than a half inch (1.3 centimeters) of rain in a five-minute period.

"We've gotten multiple reports of rescuers falling through manholes that were covered with mud, swimming pools that were covered up with mud", said Anthony Buzzerio, a Los Angeles County fire battalion chief.

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