<p>A San Diego Coast Guard crew evacuated eight people and five dogs from the Montecito Golf Course, in California, after mudslides made roads impassable on January 9.</p><p>They were transported</a> to a staging area with Santa Barbara County emergency crews, the Coast Guard reported.</p><p>The Santa Barbara County Fire Department reported</a> that 100 homes were destroyed by the floods and mudslides. The death toll rose to 17 on Wednesday, January 10, according to the Los Angeles Times</a>. Credit: DVIDS/US Coast Guard via Storyful</p><br />
