Intense storms left behind a widespread mess across L.A's fire burn scar areas and surrounding communities as city and county crews worked to clean up flooded roads from mud and debris flows KTLA's Sandra Mitchell and Shelby Nelson report on Feb.

A Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle with a member inside was swept into the ocean by a heavy mudslide during the rain in Malibu.

A powerful storm moved through the Los Angeles region Thursday, flooding streets, prompting evacuation warnings, and threatening mudslides in fire-ravaged areas. By Thursday evening, a debris flow had closed Mulholland Drive, which weaves through the Hollywood Hills. In Malibu, mud flowed down steep hills onto the iconic Pacific Coast Highway.

A monster rainstorm was drenching southern California on Thursday, with officials in Los Angeles readying for flooding and landslides in areas burned by last month's huge wildfires.