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California storm causes widespread flooding and mudslides

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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
Image: Flooding in Silverado Canyon, Calif,

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
Image: Massive Rainstorm Inundates Southern California

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
Image: Laguna Beach cleans up after heavy rains

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
Image: Laguna Beach cleans up after heavy rains

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
Image: Laguna Beach cleans up after heavy rains

Katharine Story sweeps mud and water from her clothing store in Laguna Beach on Wednesday.

— Paul Buck / EPA
Image: A worker at the Angeles National Golf Club tries to unplug clogged drains on the driving range after heavy rains fell in the Los Angeles basin

A worker at the Angeles National Golf Club tries to unplug clogged drains on the driving range on Wednesday.

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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.

— Spencer Weiner / Getty Images North America
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