"The Gamboa family isn't quite sure how they're going to get back into their home in Wrightwood. When a powerful atmospheric river began drenching Southern California this week, they were forced to leave as the hills around them dissolved into a river of mud and debris, which by Friday was drying and hardening into a 3-foot wall blocking their doors and windows."
"More than 10 inches of rain fell in parts of the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County during a 48-hour period ending Thursday. In the San Gabriel Valley, crews rescued a woman after she was swept away in the San Jose Creek near Fullerton Road and the 60 Freeway. At the Pacoima Wash in San Fernando, a person called 911 to report seeing a woman in the fast-moving waters, the Los Angeles Fire Department said."
The Gamboa family evacuated their Wrightwood home after hills collapsed into mud and debris, creating a three-foot wall at doors and windows and leaving them unsure of interior damage. Neighbors are sheltering the family after the evacuation that began Wednesday. A powerful atmospheric river drenched Southern California, producing more than 10 inches of rain in parts of the San Gabriel Mountains over 48 hours. The governor declared emergencies in several counties as persistent rain and snow increased impacts. Crews rescued a woman swept into San Jose Creek and responded to reports of another in Pacoima Wash. Storms toppled trees, caused crashes, and left thousands without power.
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