Mudslide-stricken California town is all but emptied out

Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018 3:48 pm | Updated: 4:09 pm, Fri Jan 12, 2018.

Mudslide-stricken California town is all but emptied out Associated Press | 0 comments

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Most residents of mudslide-ravaged Montecito were under orders to clear out Friday as the search for victims dragged on and crews labored to clean up the muck and repair power, water and gas lines.

Even those who didn't lose their homes in the disaster that left at least 17 people dead were told to leave for up to two weeks so they wouldn't interfere with the rescue and recovery operation in the Southern California town of 9,000.

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