“All these fresh burns are very susceptible to rapid runoff,” Sirard said Sunday. Los Angeles International Airport reported just under an inch of rain (2.5 centimeters) in 24 hours ending at ...

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The scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. A basketball is stuck in the net outside of a ...

But officials have also warned residents of the possibility of mudslides and a runoff of toxic sludge as the rains were set to continue through Monday. The increase in “shower and thunderstorm ...

but potentially heavy rain on burned hillsides could cause toxic ash runoff. Los Angeles County crews spent the past week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes and reinforcing roads in areas ...

But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff. Los Angeles County crews spent much of the past week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers secure a net to prevent mudslides over the burned side of a mansion in the Pacific Palisades ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by ...

Runoff could also sink into soil, contaminating gardens and once well-tended grounds. In recent days police have escorted hundreds of residents like Kearney back into previously evacuated areas ...

“This is to prevent additional damage to areas already ravaged by fire and also to protect our watershed, beaches and ocean from toxic runoff,” Bass said during a news conference. A 60% to 80% ...