‘Major’ Mudflow Prompts Closure of Orange County Road

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‘Major’ Mudflow Prompts Closure of Orange County Road

A “major”

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swept over a road and left debris in its wake near Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County, California, overnight into Friday morning, February 14, as heavy rains fell across the region, officials

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The mud flowed down burn scars left behind by the

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, which broke out in September and burned at least

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across Orange and Riverside counties before contained after 26 days.

Footage from Orange County Public Works shows water raging down Trabuco Creek as tree trunks and branches pile up on Trabuco Canyon Road. The road would

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as crews “clear debris, inspect the bridge and reposition K-rail barriers,” they said.

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Ahead of the storm, evacuations were

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in three areas affected by the burn scars – Trabuco Canyon, Bell Canyon, and Hot Springs Canyon – and crews

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several of the concrete “K-rail barriers” on the side of Trabuco Canyon Road to allow the mud to flow across it, and to avoid flooding in the surrounding area.

Mudflows were reported in several other areas, including

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, the

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, where the Line Fire left a burn scar, and on the

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(PCH) between Malibu and Pacific Palisades, where the Palisades Fire broke out in January.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott

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a firefighter driving on PCH escaped with minor injuries after their vehicle was “swept off” the road by a mud flow and “into the ocean.” Credit: OC Public Works via Storyful

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