Videos Show Residents Being Rescued From Catastrophic California Mudflow

Residents of a California neighborhood had to be rescued after Tropical Storm Hilary triggered a roaring mudflow, walloping homes and flooding stre...

August 22, 2023
8:58 PM

Residents of a California neighborhood had to be rescued after Tropical Storm Hilary triggered a roaring mudflow, walloping homes and flooding streets. Videos and photos shared on social media Monday night show dirt and debris-filled water inundating houses and submerging vehicles in desert resort hotspot Cathedral City in California's Coachella Valley, roughly seven miles from Palm Springs. The mudflow caused several residents to become stranded overnight, including more than a dozen who were trapped in an assisted living facility, according to local media.

Maura Zurick