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洛杉磯 ─ 南加州週二時間暴風雨來襲，夾載猛烈的雨勢以及大風。
CBS新聞網報導，週四下午，加州58公路沿著Tehachapi Pass的位置受到數英呎降雨與尺寸約高爾夫球大的冰雹。在20分鐘猛烈降水，路面開始淹水。駕駛描述看見車輛漂浮在水面上，並擠在一塊。之後如河流般的泥土、岩石、以及碎片流下，高度約數英呎，吞噬兩百多輛車。
根據洛杉磯時報，一些駕駛在這場混亂中棄車逃離，有些駕駛則待在車中，直到數小時後救難隊前來救援。
土石流原因可能是因為植被不足，無法支撐土壤，導致岩石與沉積物落入水道並且被滂沱大雨沖至山腹。
根據美國廣播公司地方新聞台(ABC 7)，總共192輛車受土石流困在公路上，包括115輛客車、75輛連結卡車、和2台遊覽車。目前58號公路依然封閉，泥砂清除工作依然持續進行。
暴雨特報依然在數個洛杉磯郡地區發布，美國國家氣象局稱直到週六，降水可能會持續。
英文原文：
LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of motorists were stranded on Thursday as Southern California was battered by a severe thunderstorm that brought torrential rains and powerful winds.
CBS reports that State Route 58 along California’s Tehachapi Pass was hit with several inches of rain and hail the size of golf balls Thursday afternoon. Within about twenty minutes of intense showers, the road began to flood. Drivers describe seeing vehicles floating in the water and being pushed into each other before a river of mud, rocks and debris came flowing down, engulfing some two hundred
vehicles in several feet of mud.
According to the Los Angeles Times, some motorists abandoned their cars in the ensuing chaos, though others stayed with their vehicles until rescuers came hours later.
The mud flow was likely caused by a lack of vegetation holding down soil, leading to rocks and sediments falling into water channels and being swept down the mountainside by torrential rains.
A total of one hundred ninety-two vehicles were trapped in mud on the highway, including one hundred fifteen passenger cars, seventy-five semis, and two tour buses, reports ABC 7. Highway 58 is still closed as rescuers continue to excavate the mud.
A flash flood warning remains in effect in several areas of Los Angeles County as the National Weather Service says that rain could continue to fall until Saturday.
