You know what it looks like when you dump an overflowing ashtray into the toilet? Multiply that by about a bazillion and you’ll get an idea of what the water looked like coursing down the Arroyo yesterday. No, an oil tanker didn’t somehow overturn in the Hahamongna Watershed. This black water is the result of heavy rain pouring down the San Gabriel Mountains, bringing along ash and debris left from August’s devastating Station Fire.
I never thought I’d see the charred remnants of a forest floating downstream.
More rain is expected today.
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