Death toll in California mudslides rises to 17 - sheriff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The death toll in the devastating California mudslides rose to 17 on Wednesday after two more bodies were found, the local sheriff said.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said another 13 people remained missing following the mudslides, which destroyed 100 single-family homes.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Sandra Maler)