No more 'voluntary' evacuations in area of California slide
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) " Emergency authorities in a Southern California county are eliminating the word "voluntary" from language used in evacuation orders following the devastating mudslides that struck last month.Santa Barbara County officials said Thursday that the new terminology will be "pre-evacuation advisory," ''recommended evacuation warning" and "mandatory evacuation order."A huge downpour unleashed raging torrents laden with large boulders and other debris that [...]
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