How Many Missing? California Struggles to Grasp Scope of Mudslide Disaster

Huge debris piles, homes full of mud and rugged terrain have created what many workers describe as among the most challenging rescue efforts they have faced MONTECITO, Calif.—Four days after a rainstorm unleashed mudslides here, sending house-sized boulders crashing into communities already worn down by a season of severe wildfires, officials and residents are still struggling to size up the […]

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Many Ignored Evacuation Orders Before Mudslides

Seventeen people were killed in disaster that caught residents off-guard MONTECITO, Calif.—The sun emerged here a day after mudslides killed 17 people and destroyed 100 homes, illuminating the massive scope of an unfolding disaster that caught many residents off-guard. Rescue workers on Wednesday continued searching for at least 17 missing people, and worked to reach dozens more […]

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