Rapper Soulja Boy has revealed he was “involved in a very bad car accident” after flash flooding hit Malibu on Saturday.
A powerful winter storm unleashed mudslides, trapping motorists on the Pacific Coast Highway with mud and debris.
The rapper was among those whose cars were mired in the mud that was up to four feet deep in some areas.
He told his fans that he was “thankful to be alive” adding that he didn’t care about the state of the car.
On his Twitter page, he wrote: “My car got stuck too almost went in the ocean.”
On Sunday he told fans that he still hadn’t been able to get his car back.
The storm loosened hillsides where a major blaze burned last year in and around Malibu.
A stretch of the scenic Pacific Coast Highway is expected to remain closed in both directions until Monday while crews tow away stuck vehicles and clear lanes.
An automated rain gauge in the western Santa Monica Mountains showed nearly three-quarters of an inch of rainfall in one hour, according to the National Weather Service.
“These are heavy rates,” the weather service tweeted.
Up to one inch of rain fell in coastal and valley areas, while mountain communities got heavy snow.
Flash-flood watches and warnings were eventually lifted for areas burned by the fires that scorched more than 155 square miles of brush and timber acres in November. Destroyed about 1,600 structures and claimed three lives.
To the north, wind and rain forced delays or cancelations of flights out of San Francisco International Airport for a second day. A wind advisory was in place until 10 p.m. Sunday.
Strong winds and downed trees knocked out electricity for at least 20,000 customers across the Sacramento region Sunday night. The National Weather Service said Sunday that winds gusted up to 49 mph.
Saturday's storm brought about a foot of snow to the Sierra Nevada and twice that amount was expected Sunday. A winter storm warning was in effect until 4 a.m. Monday.
Additional reporting by AP.
