NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- With the most powerful rainstorm of the season set to soak Southern California on Thursday, the first assessment of mudslide danger since the January firestorms showed that both the Pacific Palisades and the Altadena burn areas face significantly heightened risk of debris flows in the coming days and months, reported the Los Angeles Times.
In the San Gabriel Valley, where the Eaton Fire charred a deadly and devastating path, leveling more than 9,400 structures including many homes, a state report noted that there's a high likelihood that heavy rain could generate large, damaging post-fire flooding and debris flows.
In West Los Angeles, where the Palisades Fire began Jan. 7, there's a greater risk of flooding and rockslides than debris flows. But the reports, issued by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the California Department of Conservation, said in both areas the fires have left wide swaths of land, including many neighborhoods, at risk for significant additional damage in the next several years.
"The reports act as a blueprint for potential damage that could result from not only this week's wet weather but also future storms," noted the newspaper.
