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wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts) Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:53 PM Jan 2018

Oprahs home town of Montecito was [View all]

partially covered with a huge mud slide.

12 people are dead and more are still missing.

The mud came down starting at 4:00 AM at 50 mph knocking homes off their foundations.

Hwy 101 was covered in several places.

I live near there and this is the worse mud slide I have seen.

It’s cause was today’s heavy rains and the Thomas fire which was the largest wild fire in CA modern history. The fire is 95% contained

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Oprahs home town of Montecito was [View all] wasupaloopa Jan 2018 OP

I think Ellen's home also is in that area. I thought town evacuated the area yesterday. I'm surpris lunasun Jan 2018 #1

Many people were evacuated during the fire wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #5

I just saw an article in the Indy online that is hair raising: a 10 foot wall of mud for an hour... Hekate Jan 2018 #7

Yes I know what you are saying. wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #9

We moved to the city of Ventura at the end of last summer... Hekate Jan 2018 #13

We talked to the second in charge of the Housing wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #14

Aside from denial, which every region has an abundance of, it's a matter of geology Hekate Jan 2018 #10

In Montecito insurance companies will rebuild wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #12

Gods, how awful. It just sears the soul. Hekate Jan 2018 #15

It's really really bad. My heart just goes out to those people.I think the parents of that 14 y.o... Hekate Jan 2018 #2

My wife works in Goleta and her co workers from wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #6

My heart goes out cilla4progress Jan 2018 #3

So sorriy, wasupaloopa! Cha Jan 2018 #4

I know a number of people in Montecito tinrobot Jan 2018 #8

30 mile stretch of 101 hwy is closed until wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #11