LA city, county declare states of emergency due to rain storms battering the region
Using their emergency powers, Supervisor Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass each have declared a local state of emergency due to damage from a slew of winter storms and the impending threat from additional precipitation predicted for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
A mudslide flooded parts of Fredonia Drive in Studio City during the storm on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. A mudslide caused flooding to parts of Studio City on Tuesday. Storms and floodwaters forced the closure of Mulholland Drive. The storms caused scattered power outages and debris flows. “This will help us more quickly respond to and recover from the impacts of these storms with our state and federal partners,” said Hahn in a tweet on Jan. 10.
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