NewYork California's iconic Highway 101 in Santa Barbara reopened on Sunday nearly two weeks after it was covered with 12 feet of debris from mudslides, and a day after the discovery of a missing woman's body pushed the death toll to 21. Torrential rains triggered the Jan. 9 mudslides, which injured dozens more people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of buildings around the affluent community of Montecito, 85 miles (137 km) northwest of Los Angeles. (REUTERS)
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Highway reopens as California mudslide toll rises
Jan 23, 2018
NewYork California's iconic Highway 101 in Santa Barbara reopened on Sunday nearly two weeks after it was covered with 12 feet of debris from mudslides, and a day after the discovery of a missing woman's body pushed the death toll to 21. Torrential rains triggered the Jan. 9 mudslides, which injured dozens more people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of buildings around the affluent community of Montecito, 85 miles (137 km) northwest of Los Angeles. (REUTERS)