Ellen DeGeneres shares video of flooding near Montecito home
The video shows the raging creek next to her house, which she said had increased by nine feet because of the storm.
The video shows the raging creek next to her house, which she said had increased by nine feet because of the storm.
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The death toll from the relentless string of storms climbed from 12 to 14 on Monday, after two people were killed by falling trees, state officials said.
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For nearly 48 hours, a storm has been hitting parts of California, trapping drivers and fueling fast-moving flood waters. There's still plenty of concern in Montecito, a community still rebuilding after a deadly mudslide. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal has the latest.
After the mudslides in Montecito, some residents say they take every evacuation seriously, but others refused to leave
The National Weather Service says the storm is likely to be the strongest so far this winter
Montecito residents are returning home after a mandatory evacuation order was lifted. But the sheriff is standing by his decision, saying every major storm is a potential threat. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports.
An area in California devastated by deadly mudslides back in January is now anticipating more rain and mudslides
"Everyone should begin the evacuation process now," Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said in a statement
It's been a month since mudslides killed at least 20 people and destroyed more than a hundred homes on the California coast. Torrential rain washed out hillsides torched bare by a massive wildfire. As Carter Evans reports, some neighbors say insurance companies have been slow to connect the disasters and cover the victims.
For the first time since devastating mudslides tore through Montecito, California, nearly two weeks ago, a number of people have been given the green light to return home. CBS Los Angeles' Amy Johnson reports.
"It's horrible, it's sad, but the good thing is we're still alive," one resident told CBS Los Angeles
Traffic began moving again on U.S. 101 in Santa Barbara County shortly after noon
The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Coroner's Office has identified the decedent as 28-year-old Faviola Benitez Calderon of Montecito
The massive cleanup effort is still taking place, with debris ending up at fairgrounds and the beach
Days after deadly mudslides hit Southern California, search crews are still looking for victims, while utility companies work to restore power. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.
Crews are switching from search mode to recovery mode in Southern California six days after a storm brought fast-moving mudslides that killed at least 20 people. CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reports from Montecito, California.
Montecito and neighboring towns, home to celebrities and sunny beaches, are reeling after the deadly mudslide
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The death toll from Tuesday's mudslides in Southern California has climbed to 20. Officials say four people are still missing in the coastal community of Montecito. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.
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Another body was found Sunday, bringing the number of deaths in the Southern California mudslides to 20, authorities said.
Most of the people of Montecito, ravaged by a deadly and destructive mudslide, were under orders to stay out
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