California mudslides have devastated the area, but one family’s situation had a happy ending, according to search and rescue officials.
According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s post, Chloe, Chloe was reunited after being separated from her family for 2 days.
The caption offered information about the collaborative effort by Urban Search and Rescue teams and San Bernardino County Fire Department: “After 48 hours of intense search operations by USAR teams and SBCoFPD personnel, Chloe the dog was found alive.”
In the footage, a little black dog is seen kissing her owners’ faces and wagging her tail wildly in ecstasy. Everyone in her family is exclaiming “Chloe!” over and over while beaming with happiness at their reunion.
The Fire Department’s caption said, “Rescuers found her in a void space surrounded by dense mud and debris. Chloe was returned to her family who were thrilled to see her. Chloe thanked her rescuers. 🐶”
Chloe expressed gratitude to her rescuers and gave the firefighters extra focus and enthusiasm.
One fire official is heard in the video saying, “This is a very sweet dog and I’m very glad that we were able to help you guys out.”
Some parts of Southern California were affected by mudslides, debris flows and flooding last weekend following a tropical storm with torrential rainfall and strong gusts.
According to the Associated Press, Tropical Storm Kay’s rainfall on September 12 triggered significant mudslides in San Bernardino County that washed away cars and damaged homes and buildings. According to the publication one building had been buried to the point that its roof collapsed.
Roger Seheult, an Oak Glen Steakhouse Saloon local, tweeted a video showing the mud-covered streets, parking lot, and street in front of Oak Glen Steakhouse Saloon.
Restaurant created a GoFundMe page to aid employees affected by the mudslides. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had raised nearly $10,000.
“Thankfully nobody was hurt,” the organizer wrote, before noting that the mudslides “obliterated 70% of our steakhouse/dining room and kitchen” and also destroyed their equipment. “It’s all ruined,” they wrote.
According to the Associated Press (AP), search teams searched for people in need of assistance after the mudslides.
According to Eric Sherwin of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, “We have boulders that moved through that weigh multiple tons. It could take days just to find all the cars that are missing because they are completely covered by mud.”
USA Today says that there was no missing person and that no rescue efforts were required.
Los Angeles firemen were called to assist many drivers who were stuck in mud and other debris on the same weekend.
After mudslides affected the Lake Hughes region on September 10, the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles reported that 24 automobiles and 53 individuals were “accounted for.”
The L.A. County Fire Department posted a video showing a lot of mud along the road.
An L.A. police officer said, “That mud came up really fast up around the headlights, and so they all kind of needed help out of their vehicles.” An official from the county fire department informed the Los Angeles Times.
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