Mindst 15 mennesker er omkommet og flere er blevet skadet i et mudderskred tirsdag i det sydlige Californien. Det skriver flere internationale medier, her i blandt BBC News.
Flere end 160 mennesker er blevet bragt til behandling på hospitalet.
Området var i december ramt af omfattende skovbrande og det er formentlig årsagen til, at det endte i et mudderskred, da det regnede for første gang i flere måneder i omkring Santa Barbara County
Det berørte område huser også nogle af verdens største kendisser, her i blandt skuespilleren Rob Low, talkshow værten Ellen DeGeneres og Oprah Winfrey.
Sidstnævnte har i et opslag på sin Instagram-profil bl.a. skrevet “Min ejendom er ok. Lidt mudder og mindre skader, som blegner i forhold til hvad mine naboer gennemlever”.
Rednignsmandskab har siden mudderskredet tirsdag ledt efter overlevende. Blandt andet blev en 14-årig pige reddet ud af et ødelagt hus. Efter hun havde været fanget i huset i flere timer.
#CAstorm– Firefighters successfully rescued a 14 yr old girl (right) after she was trapped for hours inside a destroyed home in Montecito. pic.twitter.com/QawiGpYbWu
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAStorm – Firefighters rescue a girl who was trapped in Montecito following heavy rain and mudflow in the 300 block of Hot Springs Road. pic.twitter.com/tfUw0cDbXx
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Scene from the 300 block of Hot Springs Road in Montecito following debris and mud flow due to heavy rain. pic.twitter.com/L8KkHdlQVQ
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Santa Barbara County Firefighter’s use a search dog to look for victims where multiple homes once stood in Montecito following flooding due to heavy rain. pic.twitter.com/xZcI4PNmej
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Santa Barbara County Fire Search Dog Reilly looks for victims in damaged and destroyed homes in Montecito following deadly runoff of mud and debris from heavy rain overnight. pic.twitter.com/x65pZhIeRk
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
The US 101 Freeway at the Olive Mill Road overpass flooded with runoff water from Montecito Creek. pic.twitter.com/SjaSOgOFMm
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Damaged vehicles carried by mud flow and debris at the exit of the parking garage to The Montecito Inn at the corner of Olive Mill and Coast Village Road. pic.twitter.com/5hrHs0NLhw
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Damaged vehicles that were pushed by mudflow and onto the US 101 Freeway from nearby residential area in Montecito. pic.twitter.com/CVVEBqFVOT
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– A semi-tractor trailer sits stuck in mud on US Highway 101 northbound just south of the San Ysidro Road offramp in Montecito. pic.twitter.com/nHO11UxuJj
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 9. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Teresa Drenick stands in her sister’s Montecito home off Glen Oaks Ln while Sean Bornwell retrieves some personal belongings of her sisters. Her sister has been missing since early Tuesday morning. pic.twitter.com/k5uKCo65rA
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 10. januar 2018
#CAstorm– Kerry Mann navigates the large boulders and mudflow that destroyed the home of her friend in Montecito. The woman who lives in the home has not been seen since the early hours of Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/WiWhRFb2Gg
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 10. januar 2018
#CAstorm-Mudflow, boulders , and debris from heavy rain runoff early Tuesday reached the roof of a single story home off San Ysidro Creek in Montecito. pic.twitter.com/RJFDSPkJQ2
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) 10. januar 2018
Se billeder efter muddeskredet på time.com
