After the Wildfires… Massive Floods and Landslides in Los Angeles

Storms have triggered floods and landslides in areas in and around Los Angeles, which had previously been affected by wildfires, according to the German Press Agency (DPA).

According to U.S. media reports, roads were partially buried under thick layers of mud by Thursday evening.

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Eric Scott, spokesperson for the fire department, stated in a post on the X platform that a mudslide had swept away a fire truck, causing it to plunge into the ocean in Malibu, west of Los Angeles.

He added that the driver survived and was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.

Parts of Los Angeles remained under evacuation orders until Friday noon, including the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the city’s western edge, which had been severely affected by wildfires in January.

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