Video shows river of mud rushing down Montecito street as family scrambles for safety

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Thursday, January 11, 2018
Video shows mudslide rushing down Montecito street
Video shows a river of mud and debris rushing down a Montecito street.

MONTECITO, Calif. -- Dramatic new video shows what it was like for one Montecito family at the moment a wall of mud hit their home.

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The video from Marco Farrell shows a river of mud gushing down the street.

He runs inside as he shouts at family members "close the door," "get ready to go out!" and "wake Dad up!"

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Farrell says he and his parents and their dog hunkered down in a hallway filled thigh-high with water for more than an hour as the flood rushed through the home.

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He and his family were eventually able to get to safety.

"The scariest thing was the sound," Farrell told ABC News. "It sounded like the scariest monster you ever heard, banging on your door."

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In this Jan. 15, 2018 image, the 101 Fwy is seen under water and mud as clean-up crews work to clear roads in Montecito. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP