“This is a war zone,” she said, gesturing along the road. She put a ladder against her home, in case she had to get up on the roof. The death toll from massive debris flows that buried homes and cars under a torrent of mud and boulders rose to 17 in Montecito. CAPTION The death toll from massive debris flows that buried homes and cars under a torrent of mud and boulders rose to 17 in Montecito. The death toll from massive debris flows that buried homes and cars under a torrent of mud and boulders rose to 17 in Montecito.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 11, 2018 19:41 UTC