The Latest: All Interstate 5 lanes reopened after mudslide

A storm system that drenched northern Los Angeles County Thursday sent mud and debris onto the roadway, trapping hundreds of drivers.

A fresh round of flash flooding stranded dozens of vehicles on a highway in Central California, but the troubles appear to be only temporary.

Zaniboni says about 100 vehicles, including a school bus, were stuck on the roadway at one time but that traffic began moving by Friday evening.

[...] State Route 58 is expected to remain closed for days after the same storm system caused flash-flooding and dangerous mud flows, trapping about 200 cars there in mud as deep as 6 feet.

Two California lawmakers are urging federal officials to prepare for potentially devastating floods in the wake of a powerful thunderstorm that trapped hundreds of drivers in mud on two major highways and in a small mountain town.

The northbound lanes of Interstate 5 have reopened after mud trapped hundreds of cars on the major artery north of Los Angeles on Thursday.

California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Phillips says the northbound side of the interstate reopened early Friday afternoon.

[...] State Route 58 is expected to remain closed for days after the same storm system caused flash-flooding and dangerous mud flows, trapping about 200 cars there in mud as deep as 6 feet.

Rescuers threw ladders and tarps across mud up to 6 feet deep to help hundreds of trapped people from cars that got caught in flash-flooding and a mudslide along a major Southern California trucking route.

Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles was closed Thursday after flash flood debris blocked the roadway, stranded hundreds of vehicles and forced some motorists to take refuge on top of their cars.