Intense storm triggers mudslide in La Canada Flintridge foothills

The storm caused debris flows and evacuations across the foothills from La Crescenta to Sierra Madre, but much of the most serious damage was centered in the La Canada Flintridge foothill neighborhood called Paradise Valley, located at the top of Ocean View Boulevard. County Fire Captain Mark Savage...

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News
Main Authors Dan Abendschein Brian Charles, Lee, Alfred
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 07.02.2010
Subjects
Fires
Floods
Landslides & mudslides
Rain
Residents
Storm damage
Weather forecasting
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Summary:The storm caused debris flows and evacuations across the foothills from La Crescenta to Sierra Madre, but much of the most serious damage was centered in the La Canada Flintridge foothill neighborhood called Paradise Valley, located at the top of Ocean View Boulevard. County Fire Captain Mark Savage said that county authorities did not yet have a detailed picture of where all the damaged homes are, but said that the bulk of the destruction occurred in the Paradise Valley area.