Debris Flow Surprise: Lessons from the KOA and Saint Sophia Christmas Day Disasters

This December 25^th marks the 20^th anniversary (2003) of the Devore KOA and Saint Sophia Church Campground Mudslides, disasters that took the lives of 16, turned families and communities upside-down and led to the California Department of Transportation being found partially responsible.

The last few months of 2003 were devastating for Southern California…