Mudflows spur evacuations in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - More than 100 homes have been evacuated after rain triggered mudflows in two Southern California areas stripped bare by wildfire.
Capt. Don Aguilar of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office says mandatory evacuations have been ordered for 124 homes in Camarillo Springs, about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles. He says there's some damage from a mudflow but officials are assessing its scope. No injuries have been reported in the area burned by a blaze last year.
Red Cross spokesman Tom Horan says 40 people displaced by the slide have come to an evacuation center, and two were taken to the hospital. He says their medical issues aren't serious.
Farther east in Glendora, the site of the devastating Colby Fire in January, police Lt. Matt Williams says debris flow is sending golf- and brick-size rocks down streets. He says five people are using an evacuation center but the exact number of people who fled their homes isn't yet available. No injuries or damage to homes have been reported yet.