A firefighter driving his department vehicle was swept into the ocean in Malibu when caught by a wild mudslide as fire-ravaged sections of Los Angeles were pounded by a powerful rain storm. The damaged white Los Angeles Fire Department SUV was seen trapped in the water after being pushed down a beachside hill by debris caught up in the cascade of rain,

Storms have caused flooding and mudslides in areas previously hit by wildfires in and around Los Angeles. Roads were partially buried under thick layers of mud by Thursday evening, according to US media reports.

One of the strongest storms of the season slammed fire-ravaged Los Angeles with heavy rain on Thursday, sending streams of mud and debris across roadways and sweeping a fire