Steady rain led to flooding and mudslides on Christmas Eve in the community of Pinon Hills, where fast-moving floodwaters washed away a road.
A resident’s video shows what Colorado Street looked like hours after a break in the storm. The storm washed out the road that leads in and out of a neighborhood and carved out a deep trench with muddy walls.
“I’m inside what was our road,” said Timothy Needham. “You would drive down through the yard, past this fence and out onto this road to get out of here. The road’s about 10 feet lower than it was before.”
Needham said floodwaters did not reach his home in the community near the Los Angeles County line north of Wrightwood. He said water service also was cut off.
“We’re in that situation where we’re lucky to have a house, and we’re lucky to be here and have a house, but at the same time we need more services that we can’t provide on our own,” Needham said.
To the south in Wrightwood, several properties were damaged by flooding and powerful debris flows.
More rain is in the Friday forecast.
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