California Experiencing Flash Floods and Mudslides, Trapping Motorists

Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

As flash floods and large hail hit areas north of Los Angeles, California emergency crews scrambled to rescue motorists that were trapped on roadways.

As some motorists took refuge on top of their cars, excavator trucks were brought to the scenes to scoop and haul mud. Approximately 15 cars were wedged in debris and 5 feet of mud and needed to be towed. Over 100 people were stranded on Interstate 5 and were still waiting for help Friday morning. So far, there have been no reports of deaths or injuries. Firefighters are still searching the roadways and abandoned cars for people who may be stuck and needing help getting to a safe area.

Two major highways and several secondary roads have been closed due to the impassable mud and debris, leaving some residents trapped inside their homes.

Between 4-6 inches of rain fell in parts of Kern and Los Angeles counties, causing the floods that have led to nearly a half dozen of water rescues.

Robert Rocha, a 37-year-old resident, was driving home from work when the storm hit.

“It was getting pretty hairy out there,” he said. “I’ve never seen it rain that hard in such a short period of time, the hail and wind — it was coming down hard,” he said. “The debris was just intense — chunks of wood and rock flowing everywhere.”

One thought on “California Experiencing Flash Floods and Mudslides, Trapping Motorists

  1. California is my home since birth. I love my state, but I love God more, and every time Jerry Brown adds another sordid law on the books, God adds another woe…. Please pray with me that Jerry Brown and the rest of our legislature get repentant hearts and turn toward God BEFORE the major disaster strikes and wipes CA off the map……I don’t think God will allow much more of this flagrant defiance of His laws to occur….. and pray for your own state, your own country’s lawmakers as well. and then look up the convention of states/ article 5 of our constitution and sign the petition. May God have mercy on us. Amen.

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