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Southern California hit by destructive rock and mudslides caused by heavy rains

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A member of the Los Angeles Fire Department was in the vehicle when it went into the water in Malibu .

Roads were submerged in at least 3 feet ( about 1 meter ) of sludge in Pacific Palisades on Thursday .

Storms are just the latest in a week of bad weather across the U.S. that cut power to tens of thousands .

Four people are taken to hospitals with minor injuries in a pileup near Portland , Oregon .

In southern Washington , six people are injured in another pileup on Interstate 5 near the Cowlitz River .

The weather service says it recorded a measurable amount of rain in Las Vegas , ending a streak of 214 days without precipitation.

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80

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81

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formal

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English

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52

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