With days of rain here, driving the roads of L.A. can get treacherous. Here are some tips: Commuters navigate heavy traffic on rain-slicked westbound 210 Freeway (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 1. Don’t enter flooded streets. As little as 6 inches of water can cause cars to stall or knock an adult off their feet. Two feet of water can sweep …
Read More »LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare October storm arrived in California on Tuesday and threatened to pummel wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides. Some homes were ordered to evacuate. Downpours were moving through the area early Tuesday, with drivers hydroplaning and some accidents reported on flooded roads. A flash flood warning was in effect …
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A two-year-old drowned in a vehicle that was swept away by flood waters in southern California, and the child’s father had to be rescued by authorities, officials said Friday. The deadly emergency unfolded amid sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles that unleashed mudslides which plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways. The two-year-old boy who drowned …
Read More »YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — Sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles unleashed mudslides that plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways while floodwaters swept away a vehicle carrying a father who was later rescued and his-2-year-old son who drowned, authorities said Friday. Authorities rescued 10 people traveling in at least six vehicles who were stranded on state …
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