October Storm Causes Heavy Rain and Mudslide Risk in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP)

Evacuations have been ordered for about 115 homes in wildfire-scarred neighborhoods of Los Angeles as a rare October storm approaches, bringing heavy rain, high winds, and potential mudslides. Officials, including Mayor Karen Bass, are on high alert due to the storm’s unpredictability and impact on already vulnerable areas, with warnings of urban flooding and significant snowfall in nearby mountain regions.

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