California storm causes widespread flooding and mudslides
Click to view images of widespread flooding and mudslides caused by the California storms.
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Ralph Lopez looks at the remains of his car covered in mud at this home in Highland, Calif., east of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 23.
— Nick Ut / AP
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Silverado Canyon in Orange County was among the hardest-hit areas in the storm that drenched Southern California on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Canyon residents Bob Lee and Rick Schaeffer work to prevent a van from going into a river. Storm runoff and mud prompted the evacuation of about 30 people in the area.
— Alex Gallardo / FR170211 AP
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This road into Silverado Canyon was among the dozens cut off on Wednesday throughout Orange County.
— Nick Ut / AP
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The Christmas tree installed at the pier in Santa Barbara, Calif., came down in the storm Wednesday.
— Spencer Weiner / Getty Images North America
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A storm-swollen Los Angeles River is seen on Wednesday in the San Fernando section of Los Angeles.
— Damian Dovarganes / AP
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Umbrellas in hand, pedestrians stroll on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood on Wednesday.
— Gabriel Bouys / AFP
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Oliva Brown, who spent the night at an emergency center, gets ready to leave after the mandatory evacuation order in her neighborhood was lifted in La Canada-Flintridge, Calif., on Wednesday.
— Jae C. Hong / AP
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Runoff from Laguna Canyon floods the streets of downtown Laguna Beach, Calif., on Wednesday. Heavy rains flooded the area with up to four feet of mud.
— Paul Buck / EPA
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A woman looks out over the eroded beach near downtown Laguna Beach on Wednesday.
— Paul Buck / EPA
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Workers shovel mud onto the Pacific Coast Highway from the entrance to the Laguna Cinemas in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Wednesday.
— Denis Poroy / FR59680 AP
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Katharine Story sweeps mud and water from her clothing store in Laguna Beach on Wednesday.
— Paul Buck / EPA
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A worker at the Angeles National Golf Club tries to unplug clogged drains on the driving range on Wednesday.
— Gene Blevins / X01685
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Ross Gill and Veronica Valeriano get a look at several boats that washed ashore on Wednesday in Santa Barbara, Calif.
— Spencer Weiner / Getty Images North America
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Ralph Voehl delivers sandbags to protect the home of a neighbor in Modjeska Canyon, near Laguna Beach, on Wednesday.
— Alex Gallardo / FR170211 AP
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Raindrops frame a warning sign near Santa Barbara on Wednesday.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The sign appears upside down because the light refracts through the rain drops like a lens.