Roy Rohter, 84, the founder of the St. Augustine Academy Roman Catholic school who died when a mud slide swept him from his home in Montecito, poses in an undated photo received January 11, 2018. Courtesy of St. Augustine Academy/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - The founder of a Roman Catholic school and four children were among the victims of a deadly series of mudslides in Santa Barbara County, California, that killed 17 people along the coast, officials said on Thursday.
The mudslides also injured nearly 30 people and destroyed about 100 homes in the Montecito area between the Pacific Ocean and the Los Padres National Forest. Rescue workers were searching on Thursday for more missing people.
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