A mudslide filled Interstate 5 with mud just north of Los Angeles, California on Thursday night. Hundreds of people and their vehicles were left stranded as a result, and clean-up by emergency crews continued throughout Friday.
The mudslide came from a flash flood with debris entering the major highway. Some people had no choice but to climb atop their vehicles and wait for rescue. Even beyond those stuck in the muds, thousands more were left looking for different ways to go.
The mudslide was not limited to the Interstate 5 but also impacted side streets. Another highway was reportedly affected by a separate mudslide.
Images of the mess have flooded Twitter, illustrating just what a huge inconvenience this has been for the area. Thankfully, no deaths or injuries have been reported.
An area of Guatemala was not so lucky when a recent mudslide took the lives of over 250 people.
Enormous mudslide engulfs homes and cars in parts of southern California http://t.co/YsD9Gdja7B pic.twitter.com/q6PwQpAJQb
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 16, 2015
Incredible #I5Mudslide videos, photos of cars, trucks stuck in mud: http://t.co/9u2U08NyWP https://t.co/7DwmrQU9rd pic.twitter.com/TnlqWBg6jE
— Desair (Brown) Shaw (@desairbrown) October 16, 2015
Hundreds of vehicles stuck in mudslide on Hwy 58 in Mojave desert. http://t.co/KK5JalUYMO pic.twitter.com/qI9DOCxiE1
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@myfoxla) October 16, 2015
Several Rescued in California Mudslide http://t.co/hMINEsj0Mm pic.twitter.com/uvKKqAalYX
— Firefighter Nation (@firenation) October 16, 2015
Efforts continue on I-5 to clear mudslide by @CaltransDist7 @caltransdist6 and @CaltransHQ targeting ETO this pm pic.twitter.com/rXZ7sCES1Z
— Malcolm Dougherty (@MalcolmXdough) October 16, 2015
Video of helpless Californians getting consumed by a mudslide @BI_Video http://t.co/IisoMvnJs1 pic.twitter.com/joXYSkxxVo
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) October 16, 2015
Heavy rains lead to mudslide on I-5 north of Los Angeles; people trapped in vehicles.
http://t.co/1sa1o4M3Mh pic.twitter.com/kcIGcYPYCy
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) October 16, 2015
Key Southern California interstate blocked in flash flooding, mudslide http://t.co/SXfuG3mRlJ pic.twitter.com/nYKv0ixK0n
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) October 16, 2015
Motorists stranded in massive California mudslide http://t.co/A7gJmBPuxd pic.twitter.com/5AY1feVBUI
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 16, 2015
GRAPEVINE: CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDE, CREWS ARE CLEARING ROADWAY AND REMOVING STRANDED VEHICLES pic.twitter.com/A6HcDzGY0V
— Caltrans District 6 (@caltransdist6) October 16, 2015
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