Mudslide Near Monrovia Prompted Closure of Elementary School

DUARTE, CA -- A rain-triggered mudslide in Duarte Friday blocked some streets and prompted closure of an elementary school for the day as a precaution.

Valley View Elementary School at 237 Melcanyon Road was closed as crews worked to clear away the mud that flowed onto the roadway, said Jenny Owen of the Duarte Unified School District.

The problem began about 4 a.m., when the mud flowed down the streets along K-rails that had been installed on area roadways in the wake of wildfires in June that denuded hillsides.

Although some mud flowed onto the elementary school campus, buildings were not damaged, Owen said.

-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock