KABC-TV / Via AP
A series of mudslides that began Thursday evening shut down a miles-long stretches of two California highways and trapped about 200 vehicles, Kern County Sheriff’s Department Spokesman Ray Pruitt told BuzzFeed News.
Pruitt told the Los Angeles Times, “I have never seen slides like this.” I-5 and Highway 58 were the hit the worst.
The slides were caused by a series of heavy downpours. The highways were slowly being dug out and reopened, Pruitt said.
Some stretches were “completely covered in mud" – at some points 15 to 20 feet high, he said.
There were no reported injuries and drivers were taken to shelters overnight.
KABC-TV / Via AP
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