Friday, October 16, 2015

Floods hits California causing 5ft-deep mud engulfs cars and traps people inside homes north of Los Angeles

Violent storms brought huge downpours at Fort Tejon - 75 miles north of LA - bringing the freeway (Interstate 5 pictured) to a halt as 5ft deep mud engulfed cars
Flash floods in California have caused mud and rocks to sweep across major roads outside of Los Angeles, stranding hundreds of vehicles and trapping people in their homes. See photos after the cut...


Violent storms brought huge downpours at Fort Tejon - 75 miles north of LA - bringing the freeway to a halt as 5ft deep mud engulfed cars.

Firefighters rescued people who clambered on top of their car to escape the sudden flow of water, but there are no reports of injuries or deaths.
Flash floods in California have caused mud and rocks to sweep across major roads outside of Los Angeles, stranding hundreds of vehicles and trapping people in their homes

Up to 1.5ins of rain fell in just hours, with the storms expected to shift slowly eastward through Friday. Pictured, flooding at Lake Hughes


Firefighters rescued people who clambered on top of their car to escape the sudden flow of water. Pictured, flooding near Lake Hughes

The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for parts of northwestern Los Angeles County and northeastern Ventura County. Pictured, flooding in Lake Hughes

Interstate 5 (pictured) came to a standstill while a number of other roads have also been closed because of the flash floods

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