Disaster recovery crews make slow progress removing debris of California mudslides
A week after flash storms sent mud cascading through mountain slopes, progress is slowly being made with the massive clear-up operation.
Photos: Rescuers and sniffer dogs hunt for survivors or bodies in deep mud inside Montecito homes
The search for survivors and bodies after a mudslide engulfed homes in Santa Barbara County enters its third day. Seventeen people confirmed dead, with five still unaccounted for.
In pictures: Rescue workers hunt for 17 people still missing after mudslides hit California
Hundreds of rescue workers and volunteers are continuing the gruelling work of hunting for survivors and digging up bodies in the sea of mud and wreckage in Santa Barbara County.
Photos show terrifying power of deadly mudslides that swept through Santa Barbara county
The death toll from the mudslides that swept through Santa Barbara county is expected to rise as rescue workers search for an unknown number people still unaccounted for.
Deadly mudslides destroy homes in California after wildfires scorched away protective vegetation
The mud was unleashed in the dead of night by flash flooding in the steep, fire-scarred Santa Ynez Mountains.
Southern California flooding: El Nino unlikely to bring similar storm conditions to Europe
Experts confirm that El Nino probably won't have similar dramatic effects on the UK.