Overnight rains saturated hillsides in Silverado Canyon Wednesday, prompting a mudslide that trapped some vehicles and led authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation order for the area.
Modjeska and Williams Canyon, also affected by the rain, are under voluntary evacuation, said the Orange County Sheriff's Department via Twitter.
These photos show the aftermath of the storm.
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Orange County Public Works
A stream of mud flowed down a hillside and surrounded cars and homes Wednesday after hours of rainfall overnight in Orange County's Silverado Canyon area. Some sections of the Silverado Canyon Road; are currently inaccessible.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Silverado Canyon residents woke up Wednesday to find muddy streets and even some trapped vehicles after the nighttime storm in the Silverado Canyon area on March 10, 2021.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Mud gathered around a home during a slide in the Silverado Canyon area March 10, 2021.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Mud gathered around a home during a slide in the Silverado Canyon area March 10, 2021. Some residents even found the facades of their houses covered with mud after the storm.
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Ambrose Jimenez
Crews and equipment were mobilizing Wednesday to assess the damage and reopen the road in the Silverado Canyon area, which is expected to take hours.
