Major mudslide prompts road closures, downed power lines in Oak Glen

OAK GLEN, Calif. (KABC) -- A major mudslide in Oak Glen prompted several road closures and downed power lines Thursday afternoon.

Video shared with ABC7 shows the massive mudslide come rushing down a hillside, sweeping up anything in its path.

Oak Glen resident Denise Romo, who captured the video, said her husband had gone to pick up their daughter from school when the storm hit. Fifteen minutes later she heard a loud rumble.

"It kind of sounded like an earthquake was coming," she said. "When I opened my kitchen window I just see the first wave of mud, and it already had trees, mailboxes, a bunch of debris."

The incident happened on Potato Canyon Road where emergency efforts were underway as homes became surrounded by mud.

A tidal wave of mud and debris swept through the communities