Rain hits Southern California’s fragile communities amid fear of flooding, mudslides

Signs of water ponding along East Valley Road near San Ysidro Creek Wednesday afternoon, March 21, 2018.

SANTA BARBARA, CA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018 - Loreen Zakem and Holly go for a daily walk along Camino Viejo Rd. past one of dozens of homes destroyed in a January debris flow along Montecito Creek. Zakem lives nearby, but her home wasn‚Äôt damaged. Rain continues to fall on flood damaged area where residents, for the most part, have evacuated. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)