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,

An atmospheric river is bearing down on California, bringing with it heavy rains, evacuation orders and flash flood warnings. It's building up to another severe weather setback for an area still reeling from devastating wildfires.

A monster rainstorm was drenching southern California on Thursday, with officials in Los Angeles readying for flooding and landslides in areas burned by last month's huge wildfires.

Three days of drenching rain, flooding and mudslides have forced evacuations and road closures, including a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway from Malibu and Pacific Palisades. The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles,

A new atmospheric river is slamming California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides.