What to do when you're downhill of a mudslide

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Oct 20, 2015

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What to do when you're downhill of a mudslide

When El Niño finally arrives, the rain it brings might bring some relief to the drought. But then all that water may trigger another disaster altogether: Mudslides.

Reporters look vehicles stuck on a road after being trapped by a mudslide on California Highway 58 in Mojave, California on Oct. 16, 2015, after torrential rains swamped the area and forced drivers and passengers to flee on foot. 75 tractor-trailers and two tour buses were among the 115 vehicles caught up in the disaster.

When El Niño finally arrives, the rain it brings might bring some relief to the drought. But then all that water may trigger another disaster altogether: Mudslides.

When El Niño finally arrives, the rain it brings might bring some relief to the drought. But all that water may trigger another disaster altogether: Mudslides.

Just last week, a flash flood triggered one north of Los Angeles that trapped drivers on the I-5.

Chris Ipsen with the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department gives some advice on how to prepare yourself if you're caught downhill of a mudslide.