Mud Covers Highways, Strands Drivers in Southern California - CBS 5 - KPHO
Emergency crews shoveled head-high mounds of mud from parts of two important highways in the mountains and desert north of Los Angeles on Friday after thunderstorms unleashed flash flood and debris flows, stranded hundreds of vehicles and forced some motorists to take refuge on top of their cars.
Excavators scooped away mud in the darkness following the Thursday afternoon downpours and cleanup continued well into Friday, leaving thousands of drivers searching for alternatives to Interstate 5 and State Route 58.
The last of several cars were being removed from Interstate 5 in Tejon Pass, but about 200 cars and trucks were scattered about on State Route 58 near State Route 14 in the southwest corner of the Mojave Desert.
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