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Storm System Set To “Blast Through” Los Angeles, Prompting Evacuations & Mudslide Concerns In Burn Areas – Update
Los Angeles officials are issuing evacuation warnings and "address specific" evacuation orders in places vulnerable to mudslides, including recent burn areas.
Additionally, Caltrans will close a segment of Pacific Coast Highway to residents and businesses in burn scar areas at noon Wednesday due to safety concerns from the incoming storm. L.A. County Public Works crews have prepared debris basins, stabilized slopes, and reinforced drainage systems to reduce flood risk, particularly in recent burn areas including Eaton, Palisades, Bridge, Hurst, Kenneth, Hughes, Sunset, Lidia and Franklin, officials said. “While these efforts reduce flood risk, the storm could still bring moderate debris and mudflows to burn areas, potentially blocking streets and threatening structures depending on their location and the local terrain,” the department said in a statement.
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