The WashP map shows the affected regions - and it is hard to understand why the towns/areas nearest the ocean were not evacuated. Hope those near take precautions.
As Unimaginable as this all is, the science of it is as follows: Fierce WINDS cause & spread deadly flames/fires... FIRE burns topsoil & plants, leaving rock and ash and clay... RAINS run off affected land... MUD flows...
Of course, no suffering feels logical. Awful experiences. And hard seeing loved ones and neighbors in harm's way.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/california-mudslides/?utm_term=.37fdb99701d8 |