Flooding, mudslides and debris flows caused by the heaviest rain in Los Angeles and southern California in a year shut Pacific Coast Highway from approximately Santa Monica to the Malibu Pier.

Officials are grappling with the aftermath of the atmospheric river which caused mudslides and floods, especially in areas impacted by wildfires.

Heavy rain battered Southern California on Thursday and made for dangerous conditions near burn scars from recent wildfires.

Pacific Palisades and Altadena are still reeling from last month’s devastating and deadly wildfires, but now there is a new concern for area residents: flooding. More than three inches of rain fell throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area,