Southern California Braces for More Rain, Possible Mudslides

Dec. 21, 2010— -- From the mountains to the foothills, California residents are bracing for another round of heavy rains and threats of mudslides.

For the past week, residents faced relentless rainfall along with snow and high winds.

In the northern part of the state, the storm knocked out power to thousands of customers, according to local utility companies.

Southern California has been hit hard by heavy rains since the weekend – creating scores of accidents and residents preparing to evacuate.

"I was just driving and the wind was actually what pushed me and caused me to hit the pole," said motorist Raquel Funches.

On Monday, in Wrightwood a creek overflowed, flooded a half a dozen homes and forced some evacuations, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The famed Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu has been blocked with mudslides and rocks.