palm springs narrowly avoiding disaster after the 911 emergency lines temporarily wentdo , as 50% of their average annual rainfall fell in only six hours. entire neighborhoods blanketed in sludge. residents evacuated by bulldozers. the 10 being washed out in both directions, that s not a good sign. reporter: in mexico water rushed the roads. while los angeles avoided the worst of the storm, the rapid rain did leave firefighters pulling this car from the l.a. river. elsewhere others looked on in disbelief. and then you come and out of nowhere your car s floating. reporter: incredibly no injuries or deaths reported in the u.s. tonight a sigh of relief. this could have been so much worse. erin joining me now. and erin, cleanup continues where you are as many locals are apparently still stuck in their homes. reporter: that s right, lester. the water rushed down that mountain and carved into this field. those rocks u see, they weren t there