MONTECITO, Calif.—Beneath a patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean, where on a typical afternoon residents sprawl out on sun loungers, a 50,000 pound hydraulic excavator heaved as it hauled away rocks, while firefighters worked shin-deep in mud. With their hands and tools, they peeled away layers of earth, in each garage beneath every home at the Bonnymede condominium complex, looking for bodies. No one expected the debris to flow this far. The beachfront condos here weren’t damaged. But the firefighters are worried bodies may...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 15, 2018 04:30 UTC