Los Angeles mud clean-up could take months

 I heard this afternoon that Interstate 5 reopened through the Grape Vine into Los Angeles County once again because (At least on the freeway) they got it open because this is the main thoroughfare North and South in California and the only main one over the mountains from the Los Angeles Basin into the San Joaquin Valley north. We came down 101 through Santa Barbara today thinking 5 was still closed and didn't find out until about 1 hour ago it had opened up last night.

The Latest: Los Angeles mud clean-up could take months

Originally published October 17, 2015 at 12:33 pm Updated October 17, 2015 at 5:00 pm

1 of 3 Bill Beaury, with Golden Empire Towing, works to remove vehicles on California 58 east of Tehachapi, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Emergency crews were working to dig out head-high mounds of mud from the 58 and Interstate... More

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest on thunderstorms and mudslides that closed a California interstate (all times local):
12:29 p.m.
Homeowners in northern Los Angeles County’s Antelope Valley are digging mud out of their houses as county crews continue extensive work to clear tons of dirt from the area.
The cleanup follows thunderstorms Thursday that unleashed flash flooding and debris flows, damaging dozens of homes and trapping hundreds of cars on area highways and roads.
No injuries have been reported.
Kerjon Lee, a spokesman for Los Angeles County Public Works, says 50 field personnel and more than 30 pieces of heavy equipment are on the ground in the areas of Elizabeth Lake and Lake Hughes, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles.
He says their work could take months.
State Highway 58, a major trucking route, is expected to be closed for days.

The Associated Press

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