With more on the mess caused by Hilary across Southern California, we turn to ABC's Andrew Dymburt with the latest.
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00:00 This morning, people across Southern California and Nevada drying out and digging out after
00:05 a rare tropical storm dumped record amounts of rain, creating this muddy mess.
00:10 Small creeks transformed into raging rivers, carrying tree trunks and boulders, some areas
00:15 getting more than a foot of rain.
00:17 In nearby Oak Glen, the only bridge out of town is now buried in feet of mud.
00:22 Yeah, that`s going to be a lot of work to get out here to get the bridge down again.
00:26 They`ll probably have to bring a backhoe in or something.
00:28 Some 700 people rescued in the mountain town of Seven Oaks, mud washing into the fire station
00:34 and near Palm Springs, which saw its wettest August day on record, a giant front loader
00:38 had to be called in to rescue at least a dozen people in an assisted living facility stranded
00:43 by mud.
00:44 Nearly all the low-lying areas in this desert valley are filled with water and mud, including
00:49 the interstate.
00:50 This is the 10, which has been shut down or crawling since the heaviest rains came in
00:55 yesterday.
00:56 In the desert town of Cathedral City, at least 46 rescues reported.
01:00 Crews responded to 1,800 emergencies in the region.
01:03 The flooding threat in some areas could last for days, as rainwater washes down mountainsides.
01:09 Andrew Dimbert, ABC News, New York.
01:12 Wow.
01:13 And a side note, Death Valley saw 2.2 inches of rain.
01:16 It was the wettest day on record.