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Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on issues across the U.S., including state benefits, national and local politics, and crime. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the British Royal Family. Aliss joined Newsweek full time in January 2024 after a year of freelance reporting and has previously worked at digital Reach titles The Express and The Mirror. She is a graduate in English and Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London. You can get in touch with Aliss by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English.
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Videos have been posted online of mudslides causing chaos in Southern California after a powerful rainstorm hit the area on Thursday.The storm has impacted a widespread swathe of Southern California with some mandatory evacuations being ordered over fears of rock slides and debris flows in recent burn scar areas, including hillside areas impacted by January’s Palisades and Eaton fires.
In one video, posted by ABC7 on X, formerly Twitter, a Los Angeles Fire Department SUV can be seen being swept off the Pacific Coast Highway and into the ocean. According to the outlet, a firefighter who was inside was able to climb out of the truck in time and get to safety.This is a breaking news story. More to follow.
Glenn Lambdin shovels away mud from a mudslide near his home as a powerful atmospheric river storm impacts the region on February 13, 2025 in Sierra Madre, California.
Glenn Lambdin shovels away mud from a mudslide near his home as a powerful atmospheric river storm impacts the region on February 13, 2025 in Sierra Madre, California.
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