MONTECITO, Calif. - Saturday marks the three year anniversary of the 1/9 Montecito mudslide disaster.
So much has changed in the community since that dark and horrific morning. Many of the more than 400 homes and properties damaged or destroyed have been rebuilt, debris basins widened, and residents are finding new leases on life. Still, for many locals, the memory is frozen in time. One of the things is deliberately, I don t schedule myself that day, said Kim Cantin.
Kim Cantin shows NewsChannel Chief Videographer Herb Tuyay a video clip of her son, Jack (Beth Farnsworth/KEYT)
Cantin, who lost her husband, Dave, and son, Jack, in the mudslide, survived the disaster along with her daughter, Lauren.
Cement truck crash affecting Hwy 101 traffic through Montecito
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and last updated 2021-01-07 19:22:54-05
A cement truck crash that happened in Montecito on Thursday morning is expected to cause delays for afternoon commuters.
The crash happened just after 10 a.m. on southbound Highway 101 at Olive Mill Road.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the truck went off the road and crashed into a pole. It was expected to take six hours or longer to clear the scene.
Caltrans says motorists should expect major traffic delays.
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Debris basin projects ongoing three years after the Montecito mudflow disaster
Santa Barbara County flood control projects have prepared debris basins in an area hard hit by a deadly mudflow three years ago. (Photo: John Palminteri)
MONTECITO, Calif. - After the explosive Montecito mudflow disaster in 2018, work has been ongoing to expand debris basins in the front country areas of Southern Santa Barbara County.
They re still prone to large debris flows if intensive winter storms hit the area.
The 2018 disaster took 23 lives. It also damaged and destroyed hundreds of houses and businesses from the foothills to the shoreline. Highway 101 at Olive Mill Road was closed for nearly two weeks because of mud and damage to the transportation corridor.