A mudslide buried roughly 15 homes in the coastal community of La Conchita late Monday, killing at least three people and leaving as many as 20 unaccounted for in the rubble. Rescue teams using dogs and heavy equipment worked through the debris, while authorities reported 14 injuries and 12 hospitalizations. Geologists briefly halted the operation over fears of a second slide.
Storms battered southern California for several days, pushing the regional death toll to at least 10. Firefighters pulled an eight-week-old infant to safety twice after a rescue boat capsized in a flooded creek at San Dimas. A two-year-old girl drowned in Palmdale after her mother released her grip during a helicopter rescue. Other fatalities occurred in Malibu, Elysian Park, and near the Tijuana River. Downtown Los Angeles received nearly 10 centimeters of rain over the weekend, while some mountain areas recorded up to 50 centimeters.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this AFP wire report, first published in January 2005, in its own words.