Oprah’s Home Was Affected By The Devastating Mudslides In California

Last night, Kimber told you about the devastating mudslides in California. At this point in time, 16 people are dead and hundreds more trapped.

I can’t even imagine.

The death toll climbed on Wednesday as emergency workers pulled bodies from a river of knee-deep mud and boulders which rained down on homes after a torrent of rain earlier in the week.

The debris was able to rush down on to the community because the hillside vegetation which would have ordinarily impeded it was all stripped during the catastrophic wildfires last month.

Many residents put themselves in danger by not heeding mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders issued while there was still time to escape.

Emergency services attributed the decision to ‘evacuation fatigue’ after last month’s fires which drove hundreds of thousands from their homes.

As more unthinkable damage rocked the area, celebrities were among those who found themselves caught up in the chaos.

One of those celebs? Oprah Winfrey. She wasn’t there during the worst of it, but she stopped by her $50 million home on Tuesday to survey the damage.

Oprah caught in devastating California mudslide: 16 dead as talkshow legend's $50m estate is overwhelmed by knee-deep mud https://t.co/7Ao4e5uTCr

— slone 🔹 (@slone) January 10, 2018

Oprah Winfrey Films Herself Wading Through Mudslide at Montecito Mansion – Breitbart https://t.co/cUzM7Nrost via @BreitbartNews

— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) January 10, 2018

Oprah has filmed herself wading through the mud after her home in California was hit by a mudslide. pic.twitter.com/tiImkMdnhY

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 10, 2018

Oprah Winfrey’s $50million home survived the damage and she was not home for the worst of it but she visited the site on Tuesday to share her shock and grief. Tennis star Jimmy Connors revealed to fans that he had to be airlifted out of his home to safety.

As they surveyed the damage, 300 people remained trapped in the hillside community of Romero Canyon which has become impassable. Authorities are working on an evacuation plan to airlift the hundreds of stranded residents to safety.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said on Wednesday that his officers still did not know how many were trapped.

‘We don’t know how many people are still trapped. We know there are some, we’re still making our way into certain areas of Montecito and the adjacent areas to determine if anyone is still there and still alive,’ he told CBS.

She posted this video to her Instagram:

Thanks everyone for your prayers and concern. My property is fine.Some mud , and minor damage that pales in comparison to what my neighbors are going thru. #mudslides🙏🏾

A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on Jan 10, 2018 at 8:48am PST

I don’t want Oprah to run for President, but I don’t wish her or her property any harm.

Prayers for all those affected.

h/t Daily Mail