Thanks El Niño.
Vehicles are stuck Friday on Highway 58 after being trapped by a mudslide in Mojave, California.
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For example, torrential rains in Southern California this week sent rivers of mud down barren mountainsides, trapping vehicles and washing out roadways.
But on Friday, a new El Niño threat was identified. Something sinister. Something that can get you in the water... and on land.