In 2018, a landslide in Montecito, California killed 17 people.
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The weather seasons in California seem to be more and more extreme and it is that after a year 2020 where there were more than 8,000 forest fires, 2021 began with two storms in a row that have put Californians on alert again but This time it is not by fire, but by water.
The atmospheric river that has crossed the west coast this week, Has wreaked havoc on the golden state mainly in those areas where there were fires recently, although in some cases the damage was more severe, such as the landslides in Monterrey County, or the landslide that swept away a piece of the PCH, the beautiful highway that crosses the Californian coast from north to south.
As of 7 am, photo by Heath Johnston, Rat Creek, MM 30 pic.twitter.com/pCMURkOibd
– bigsurkate (@bigsurkate) January 29, 2021
According to the authorities of District 5 of the State Department of Transportation, heavy rains produced a landslide at mile marker 30 of Pacific Coast Highway 1, and although initially only some rubble and a small part of the road had fallen, this Friday the ground gave way dropping a large piece of the structure.
A mudslide damaged 20-25 homes just south of Salinas, CA. We’ll have the latest tonight on @ABCWorldNews pic.twitter.com/889KHSkMhB
— Will Carr (@WillCarr) January 27, 2021
For their part, despite the fact that local authorities in certain counties they had issued an evacuation alert, San Bernardino County alone executed that order and ordered the preventive mobilization of 8,000 people who reside near the areas of two major 2020 fires: the El Dorado Fire and the Apple Fire.
Current conditions
The Los Angeles office of the National Weather Service (NWS), reported this Friday that the rainy conditions would continue throughout the day, however in other areas it is not rain but snow, such as in the section of Freeway 5 at the height of Grapevine, in which the circulation has been intermittent due to the presence of snow on the pavement, which forced the prohibition of the passage for more than 24 hours.
I-5 is OPEN through the Grapevine & was open through the night. Caltrans District 7 Maintenance reports intermittent snow flurries, but no accumulation as of 7:45 a.m. Our crews will continue to monitor. https://t.co/cxZ0jVPIRf camera below shows I-5 at Grapevine Rd. at 7:48 a.m. pic.twitter.com/w0zs0i3T4y
— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) January 29, 2021
Also, the Highway 395 remains closed from State Route 203 to the territorial border with the state of Nevada, CalTrans District 9 assured that they are working to restore the passage.
U.S. Highway 395 is still closed from State Route 203 to the Nevada State Line. Caltrans crews have been working through the night and into the morning, continuing to clear snow from the road. They also managed to snap this frosty pic of downtown June Lake.
????Credit: Joey Conti pic.twitter.com/2Zd9b6Iqz5
— Caltrans District 9 (@Caltrans9) January 29, 2021
For its part, the mountainous area of Los Angeles National Forest has extreme conditions and its passage is only allowed with the use of chains on the tires. In fact, at the beginning of this week 11 people had to be rescued after being trapped in their cars in the middle of the mountain.
A look at Hwy 2 in Wrightwood! Bring those chains! #Caltrans8 pic.twitter.com/rLxzHkIwsT
— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) January 29, 2021
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