: a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow
also
: lahar
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Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $80 million to cover costs and damages from the 2017 Thomas fire, a massive blaze in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties that killed two people and later triggered a massive mudflow that resulted in 23 deaths.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
California emergency response teams now coordinate with the National Weather Service to warn people on social media platforms of mudflow risk in the days preceding big rainstorms.
—Audrey Gray, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
Visitors should, however, watch out for lahars, which are mudflows or debris flows.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
If these totals hold true, the Southland is likely to see widespread flooding and mudflows and debris flows in hillside areas, especially those hit by recent fires.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
The natural disasters that are not covered by rental insurance include floods, mudflows, sinkholes and earthquakes.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
In Culver City, an evacuation warning was issued for the Upper Crest neighborhood after mudflows were reported behind several homes.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
The Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of 22 minor mudflows; Highway 138 in the Antelope Valley was closed Sunday by running water and debris flows; and flooding on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley severely limited access to northbound lanes early Monday.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
Video and images showed mudflows and rescues as residents grappled with the unprecedented deluge.
—CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
California emergency response teams now coordinate with the National Weather Service to warn people on social media platforms of mudflow risk in the days preceding big rainstorms.
—Audrey Gray, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
Visitors should, however, watch out for lahars, which are mudflows or debris flows.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
If these totals hold true, the Southland is likely to see widespread flooding and mudflows and debris flows in hillside areas, especially those hit by recent fires.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
The natural disasters that are not covered by rental insurance include floods, mudflows, sinkholes and earthquakes.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
In Culver City, an evacuation warning was issued for the Upper Crest neighborhood after mudflows were reported behind several homes.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
The Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of 22 minor mudflows; Highway 138 in the Antelope Valley was closed Sunday by running water and debris flows; and flooding on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley severely limited access to northbound lanes early Monday.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
Video and images showed mudflows and rescues as residents grappled with the unprecedented deluge.
—CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
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mudflow
noun
mud·flow
ˈməd-ˌflō 
: a moving mass of mud made up of soil and rainwater or melted snow
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