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

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

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Benjamin Kahn
Dec 18, 2023
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Debris Flow Surprise: Lessons from the KOA and Saint Sophia Christmas Day Disasters
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This December 25th marks the 20th 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…

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