Los Angeles faces the land sliding risk with heavy rains, a warning issued for residents

Heavy rains caused floods and landslides in Los Angeles On Thursday and early Friday, when the authorities ordered evacuations and warned about potentially dangerous conditions throughout the land burned by the devastating forest fires last month.

Around half a rainfall they have fallen through the area, according to the National Meteorological Service. Strong winds were also reported, including bursts of 80 miles per hour in the mountain areas near San Gabriel and San Luis Obispo. The authorities warned about possible electric lines and damage to trees and ceilings.

Residents who live near areas burned by the PalisadasThey were told Sunset and Hurst Blazes to leave their homes before early Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Emergency officials warned residents to remain away from roads. The rubble of a landslide near Malibu swept the vehicle of a motorist outside the road and to the ocean on Thursday night, according to the spokesman of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Erik Scott.

Warns and flood watches were canceled when the storm system began to decrease on Thursday night, but the forecast warned that floods and landslides could continue long after rain ends. The flood was fed by an atmospheric river, a column of moisture of the Pacific that can contain as much water as it flows through the mouth of the Mississippi River. While these systems can be destructive, they can also bring rain and snow very necessary to dry areas.

The storm will probably bring its heaviest winter rain to the south of California. With burned vegetation, areas around the mortal fires of Eaton and Palisades are particularly vulnerable to land landslides. January’s fires killed at least 29 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures.