Deadly mudslides hit area scorched by fire

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

MONTECITO, Calif. -- At least 13 people were killed and homes were torn from their foundations Tuesday as downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down hills stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in Southern California last month.

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