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wasupaloopa

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5. Many people were evacuated during the fire

Reply to lunasun (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 01:49 AM

Jan 2018

and were recently returned to their homes.

When the evacuation notice went out last night many people ignored it because the rain was not too bad and they wanted to stay home.

The mud came too fast for them to get out of it’s way.

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Oprahs home town of Montecito was [View all] wasupaloopa Jan 2018 OP

I think Ellen's home also is in that area. I thought town evacuated the area yesterday. I'm surpris lunasun Jan 2018 #1

Many people were evacuated during the fire wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #5

I just saw an article in the Indy online that is hair raising: a 10 foot wall of mud for an hour... Hekate Jan 2018 #7

Yes I know what you are saying. wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #9

We moved to the city of Ventura at the end of last summer... Hekate Jan 2018 #13

We talked to the second in charge of the Housing wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #14

Aside from denial, which every region has an abundance of, it's a matter of geology Hekate Jan 2018 #10

In Montecito insurance companies will rebuild wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #12

Gods, how awful. It just sears the soul. Hekate Jan 2018 #15

It's really really bad. My heart just goes out to those people.I think the parents of that 14 y.o... Hekate Jan 2018 #2

My wife works in Goleta and her co workers from wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #6

My heart goes out cilla4progress Jan 2018 #3

So sorriy, wasupaloopa! Cha Jan 2018 #4

I know a number of people in Montecito tinrobot Jan 2018 #8

30 mile stretch of 101 hwy is closed until wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #11