SAUSALITO, Calif. — Update: 4:46 p.m.
A mudslide in Sausalito, north of San Francisco, barreled over cars, uprooted trees and sent a home sliding down a hill and smashing into another house.
A woman was rescued from the splintered wreckage with only cuts and bruises. Susan Gordon was buried under a tree and mud for two hours while fire crews dug her out, her son wrote on an online fundraising page.
Chris Parkman said it's been years since a storm so powerful has hit the hillside community, where at least 50 properties were evacuated.
"We don't see the rain most of the year, so most of the year you feel safe. But when the big storms come, your safety factor is gone," he said.
Update: 2:10 p.m.
In Sausalito, fire and city crews continue to assess whether they need to shore up the hill where a home with a woman inside slid down destroying another house that was apparently vacant.
Southern Marin Fire Department says that the mudslide ultimately picked up two homes and covered up to 5 cars in Sausalito.
Southern Marin Fire District Chief Chris Tubbs Chief Chris Tubbs tells KGO-TV gas and power lines were damaged and that at least 50 homes were evacuated a precaution.
A woman was rescued from the wreckage and taken to a hospital.
Only one minor injury was reported.
An evacuation center was set up at Sausalito City Hall for people who had to evacuate due to the mudslide.
Original story:
A woman has been rescued from the wreckage of her Northern California home after it slid down a hill during the second day of heavy rain.
Video from the rescue shows the woman conscious and talking as she is taken away on a gurney by rescue crews.
KGO-TV reports at least 50 homes have been evacuated after a mudslide struck the Sausalito neighborhood.
Officials have set up an evacuation center as the strong storm continues to pound the area.
Natural Weather Service forecasters say Sausalito has received nearly 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain in the last 24 hours.
Further south, authorities are urging people to leave homes near the Guadalupe River in San Jose.
Santa Clara officials emailed an alert early Thursday, saying those who live by the river should seek higher ground due to flooding threats.
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