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Mudslides From Mario’s Remnants Trap Drivers and Damage Homes in San Bernardino County

Burn-scarred slopes and intense hourly rainfall fueled the debris flows.

Overview

  • Officials rescued about 10 people stranded in six to seven vehicles on State Route 38 near Jenks Lake, and the highway remained closed Friday with no estimated reopening time.
  • Debris flows struck Oak Glen, Forest Falls and Potato Canyon, burying roads and impacting homes, and county fire officials reported no injuries in the mountain communities.
  • Caltrans, CHP and county crews are clearing blocked routes, and damage-assessment teams are evaluating structures and infrastructure in the hardest-hit corridors.
  • A separate search continued in Barstow for a 2-year-old reported swept away after floodwaters carried off a vehicle Thursday evening, according to local police.
  • Rainfall totals reached about 2.3 inches in Forest Falls with more than an inch falling in an hour at Mill Creek, and forecasters said lingering tropical moisture could still trigger localized flooding.