California firefighters trapped by massive mudslide triggered by rainfall from historic Tropical Storm Hilary

• Video shows a massive mudslide that sent San Bernardino firefighters fleeing
• The video, taken Sunday afternoon in the Forest Falls area, shows the moment a group of first responders run away from water barreling down a ravine 
• Southern California was hit hard with several areas experiencing heavy flooding 

Shocking video shows firefighters in San Bernardino County fleeing from a massive mudslide over the weekend triggered by rain from Tropical Storm Hilary. 

The video, taken Sunday afternoon in the Forest Falls area of California, shows the moment a group of first responders run away from water and sludge barreling down a ravine. 

The firefighters were responding to a loud noise but quickly retreated after seeing the mudslide taking out trees and other elements in its way. 

No one was injured, according to KTLA, but the mudslide blocked roads in the area and briefly stranded firefights at a nearby station. 

The mudslide is just one of many major weather-related incidents in Southern California, which was hit hard by the heavy rain and high winds. 

Shocking video shows firefighters in San Bernardino County fleeing from a massive mudslide over the weekend, triggered by rain from Tropical Storm Hilary 

In the short video, firefighters can be seen standing and watching the initially slow-moving mudslide as it begins to pick up speed and debris. 

The mudslide carries massive boulders and logs as it approaches the group of first responders who turn back and begin to flee to safety. 

The group runs down a short hill to Fire Station 99, where they notice the mudslide crossing the road and cutting off their access. 

As of Monday afternoon, the firefighters were still trapped in the area as other first responders worked to clear the roads. 

DailyMail.com reached out to officials at Fire Station 99 who could not be reached for comment by the time of publication. 

Flooding and weather-related damage has been plentiful in Southern California. 

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles appeared to have been surrounded by a moat after the torrential downpour.  Shocking images showed the famed stadium surrounded by water on Sunday after the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

But the Dodgers shared an update of the stadium’s state on Monday, showing it was all under control as the venue trended on social media.

‘Dodger Stadium trending? We get it. It looks beautiful this morning,’ read the post with pictures of the pristine turf and the parking lot around the stadium dried out. 

In the short video, firefighters can be seen standing and watching the initially slow-moving mudslide as it begins to pick up speed and debris

The firefighters were responding to a loud noise but quickly retreated after seeing the mudslide taking out trees and other elements in its way

Dodger Stadium floods Sunday evening as the eye of the storm blew through Los Angeles

The LA Dodgers shared an update of the stadium’s state on Monday

Southern California was battered on Sunday and into the early hours of Monday morning with the city of Palm Springs receiving more than half a year’s worth of rain in just a few hours. 

Residents have been warned that 911 lines are down and the mayor admitted, ‘There’s no way in or out.’ 

Panicked Californians were trapped in cars and climbed trees in a bid to escape dangerous floodwaters and mudslides as Hilary brought down bridges and powerlines. 

Cars were left stranded on flooded roads as the storm brought havoc across the state, leaving 25million people under flood warnings and prompting fears of devastating destruction. 

Gushing flood water and debris are seen during Tropical Storm Hilary, in Angeles National Forest, California

Shocking footage of cars swallowed by flood waters in Palm Springs on Sunday 

The state has seen record levels of downpours with mountain and desert areas predicted to get five to ten inches of rain on Monday – as much as the deserts typically see in a year. 

Post-storm aerial footage shows feet of mud gathered around houses and vehicles. 

Forecasters said that ‘virtually all’ of the daily rainfall records in the area had been broken due to Tropical Storm Hilary. 

The records were broken as of 3am Monday, according to NWS of Los Angeles. At UCLA’s campus in Beverly Hills, 4.26 inches of rainfall were recorded. 

Lake Palmdale – located northeast of Los Angeles – nearly six inches over the two-day period when the storm hit. 

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