Published: December 14,2014
The
destructive West Coast storm that struck California late last week had
devastating effects: two people died, hundreds of traffic accidents were
reported and emergency crews made multiple rescues.
One community was ravaged so badly that many of its residents can’t return to their homes.
(MORE: Storm Moves Into Southwest, Rockies As California Cleans Up)
In Camarillo Springs, in Ventura County, California, a large debris flow swept through and pummeled homes with mud and rocks. In total, the debris flow damaged more than a dozen homes and left 10 completely uninhabitable.
As the photos above illustrate, rocks completely buried homes and left crews with the difficult job of cleaning, rebuilding and reconstructing.
Southern California — this area in particular — is more susceptible to damage from the storm’s heavy rains because its burn-scarred land is fertile ground for disastrous mudslides and debris flows. A 2013 wildfire stripped some of the mountainsides bare of trees and other natural mudslide barriers.
One community was ravaged so badly that many of its residents can’t return to their homes.
(MORE: Storm Moves Into Southwest, Rockies As California Cleans Up)
In Camarillo Springs, in Ventura County, California, a large debris flow swept through and pummeled homes with mud and rocks. In total, the debris flow damaged more than a dozen homes and left 10 completely uninhabitable.
As the photos above illustrate, rocks completely buried homes and left crews with the difficult job of cleaning, rebuilding and reconstructing.
Southern California — this area in particular — is more susceptible to damage from the storm’s heavy rains because its burn-scarred land is fertile ground for disastrous mudslides and debris flows. A 2013 wildfire stripped some of the mountainsides bare of trees and other natural mudslide barriers.
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