California mudslide victim found, death toll at 21 - News Summed Up

California mudslide victim found, death toll at 21


(CNN) The body of a 28-year-old California woman, missing since savage mudslides hit nearly two weeks ago, was found Saturday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office said. Faviola Benitez Calderon was one of three people still missing after the catastrophe swept away homes and lives in the coastal town of Montecito. A search team using detection dogs found her body Saturday morning. At least 21 people died in the mudslides, including Calderon's son, niece and sister-in-law, the California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection said. The rain poured down on hillsides charred by recent wildfires that had burned vegetation that otherwise could make the terrain more resistant to mudslides.


Source: CNN January 21, 2018 02:48 UTC



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