All of Montecito was ordered to evacuate Monday as a winter storm brought heavy rains. The order comes five years to the day after storm-induced mudslides ravaged Montecito, killing 23 people and destroying 130 homes in 2018.
Another winter storm unleashed heavy rain in Northern California, causing flooding in Santa Cruz County and beyond. President Biden declares a state of emergency.
On Monday afternoon, Ryan Ausanka-Crues walked about 100 feet from his home on East Valley Road to a bridge over Montecito Creek. The creek was full and roaring, the sound of tumbling boulders emanating from the muddy water.During the 2018 mudslides, his home was spared from damage, but his neighbors’ was not. Still, Ausanka-Crues said he had no plans to leave yet.
“It’s hard for her here,” said Garcia, who left at one point to buy Tylenol for his wife. “But I’m sure there’s other people going through harder than us. We’re blessed someone opened door for us and gave us shelter here.”
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