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T’was a Nightmare before Christmas.
A homeowner revealed that her house was left in a soggy trail of destruction after a mudslide destroyed her property during last week’s powerful Christmas storm that pummeled Southern California.
Harrowing footage of Misty Cheng’s getaway home in the ravaged town of Wrightwood showed debris and mud piled several feet high after a deluge of water tore through the property.
“[The mud] was literally taller than myself,” she told ABC7 of the wreckage left behind.
“I just broke down in tears because it is devastating to see and to see my neighbors also suffering the same.”
Describing the ordeal as her very own “Nightmare before Christmas,” Cheng said she spent two days trying to clean up the thick sludge with the help of volunteers — making little progress.
“It was imperative that everything be fixed immediately before it hardened,” Cheng said.
Dozens of homes in the neighborhood were left severely damaged after the powerful storm swept across SoCal on Christmas Day, bringing flash floods and mudslides.
Disturbing video captured debris cascading down a road in Wrightwood — a mountain resort town in the San Gabriel Mountains — as the storm wreaked havoc and buried cars up to their windows in mud.
Other clips showed fast-moving water rushing through the front porches of several homes.
The storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Los Angeles in a staggering 54 years, the National Weather Service said.
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