There was a massive mudslide, resulting from relentless rain. It brought down all long distance calling. It closed the Central California to Los Angeles route and there is no word on when the route will be reopened. This will affect local businesses as many people commute through this area, and the only way around adds an hour.
Several homes between the mountain and the freeway are under 30 feet of mud. Houses have been crushed or moved by the force. Twelve people are missing; one is dead.
This is a picture of the freeway. The cars are two feet deep in mud.
A little further down the road, a car crossed a small mud slide, lost traction, and fell into the pacific. One person died.
And lastly, I end with this picture, as a positive note. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
There are very few people working in Los Angeles who rock climb as part of their commute. (But there are many more of them today, than there were yesterday.)
The boulder, twenty-five feet across, completely closed this major two-lane route.
I think I am going to redesign my arc to include four-wheel drive.
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