Flash Flooding Washes Out Section of Interstate Near California-Arizona Border
Flooding washed out a section of Interstate 10 near the California-Arizona border on Wednesday, August 24.
The California Department of Transportation for District 8 said Interstate 10 was closed in both directions due to flooding and an overturned semi-trailer truck, which was causing traffic delays. Later, the westbound lane was opened while the eastbound lane remained closed “due to [the] washout,” the department said.
Authorities received reports of seven overturned tractor-trailers and one person injured, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The National Weather Service warned of life-threatening flooding as several inches of rain fell.
Video by Devin Croft shows the washout between Desert Center and Blythe. Credit: Devin Croft via Storyful
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