California cities order evacuations ahead of storm

LOS ANGELES (AP) - February 27, 2014

The cities of Glendora and Azusa issued the orders at midday Thursday for homes that could be endangered by debris flows from nearly 2,000 acres of steep mountain slopes burned by a wildfire last month.

For days, both cities have been making extensive preparations including sandbagging and lining streets with k-rails.

California received widespread rain Wednesday and early Thursday from the first of two back-to-back storms. The more powerful second storm is due overnight.

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