Montecito Debris Flow Anniversary Brings Back Thoughts of Impacts and Comebacks

Eight years later, Montecito mudslide survivor honors family, reflects on loss

Eight years after a devastating mudslide tore through Montecito, killing 23 people and injuring more than 100 others, survivor Kim Cantin continues to honor the loved ones she lost while drawing strength from the community that surrounds her.The Jan. 9, 2018, mudslide struck in the middle of the night, sending a wall of mud, rocks and debris through the coastal community following heavy rains and wildfire burn scars above the area. Cantin awoke …

Montecito Debris Flow Anniversary Brings Back Thoughts of Impacts and Comebacks

MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) - Eight years after the deadly Montecito debris flow residents are remembering that shocking morning but also the community's ability to come back. 23 lives were lost in the tragedy. Many others were injured by the violence of the cascading waters full of boulders, tree and, everything else that had broken away from the nearby foothills to the ocean. The debris flow was preceded by the Thomas Fire which wiped out vegetat…