SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIT BY DESTRUCTIVE DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a car off a southern California highway and into the ocean and left roads submerged in sludge. While the heavy rains from the storm hitting the region have begun to ease, the risk of rock and mudslides on wildfire-scarred hillsides continues Friday since dangerous slides can strike even after rain sto…