Videos have been posted online of mudslides causing chaos in Southern California after a powerful rainstorm hit the area on Thursday. The storm has impacted a widespread swathe of Southern California with some mandatory evacuations being ordered over fears of rock slides and debris flows in recent burn scar areas,

A massive amount of rainwater and mud was unleashed onto Pacific Coast Highway on Thursday, sweeping an L.A. Fire Department vehicle off the iconic coastal route and prompting an indefinite road closure roughly from Santa Monica to the Malibu Pier.

Portions of Los Angeles County are getting socked by debris flow and mudslides amid pounding rain Thursday night. Newsweek reached out to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) via email for comment.

Southern California faces the continued risk of rock and mudslides on wildfire-scarred hillsides Friday, a day after heavy rains sent debris across several roadways

As of midafternoon, rain had picked up in some areas, and Caltrans crews were working at many locations to clear debris from roads and reduce flooding.

For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in places still recovering from last month’s devastating wildfires.

Street flooding and mudslides were reported across the region as the storm barreled through on Thursday evening.

Just a month after fierce Santa Ana winds propelled a firestorm across Los Angeles County, residents faced another extreme weather event Thursday. The biggest storm of the season so far hit Southern California,