Mudslide concerns remain near California’s burn scar areas as heavy rain falls in LA County

An extended period of heavy rain raised concerns over potential mudslides in recent burn scar areas, including Malibu, Altadena, and other regions over the weekend.

Early Sunday afternoon, a number of small mudflows caused road closures in areas near where the Palisades Fire burned in earlier January, also prompting Malibu school officials to cancel school on Monday .

One such debris flow trapped several cars in Woodland Hills, just north over the Santa Monica Mountains from the Palisades Fire burn scar, including a Los Angeles Fire Department fire engine…

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