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INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — A huge mudslide has buried more than 50
homes and forced the evacuation of those living in them in the
California town of Independence on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada.
Cal Fire spokeswoman Janet Upton says severe thunderstorms Saturday set
off the mudslide 300 yards wide and up to three feet deep. The mud oozed across California Highway 395 and forced the road's
closure for several hours. Authorities say they evacuated a few people
who were trapped in their homes. Some of the mud entered the Los Angeles
Aqueduct. Upton says there wasn't enough rain to help efforts to combat wildfires
elsewhere in the state.
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