Mudslides Force Evacuation Orders in Orange County

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Orange County Public Works
A stream of mud flowed down a hillside and surrounded cars and homes Wednesday after hours of rainfall overnight in Orange County's Silverado Canyon area. Some sections of the Silverado Canyon Road; are currently inaccessible.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Silverado Canyon residents woke up Wednesday to find muddy streets and even some trapped vehicles after the nighttime storm in the Silverado Canyon area on March 10, 2021.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Mud gathered around a home during a slide in the Silverado Canyon area March 10, 2021.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Mud gathered around a home during a slide in the Silverado Canyon area March 10, 2021. Some residents even found the facades of their houses covered with mud after the storm.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Crews and equipment were mobilizing Wednesday to assess the damage and reopen the road in the Silverado Canyon area, which is expected to take hours.
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