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Show Wednesday, The Daily Utah Chronicle Jamary 11, 199S CaDfivoirGDDa " from page 1 homeless helicopter into swollen rivers to rescue ' people camped along the river bed. In the Hollywood Hills, an elderly couple were sleeping when a wall of mud and a tree hit their home. The tree came right into the bedroom, hit them in the bed," said Bob Grcbb, whose 71 year-old father, Harry, and mother, Amelia, were in good condition at a hospital "It sealed shut the door to the bedroom that leads into the hallway, and I couldn't get to them." " The rainfall turned Los Angeles morning commute into even more of a nightmare, flooding intersections and littering freeways with fender-bendaccidents, spinoutt and overturned vehi- ' er cles. The California Highway "Patrol received CHALLENGE OF THE DAY: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SPELL aUV? . If so, the news staff needs you. Apply in 240 Union immediately and reap the rewards of the chance of a lifetime! - -- " lines falling on vehicles Monday, two in Northern California and one in southwestern Oregon. . The weeklong series of Pacific storms brought 8 incheof rain and .wind gusts up to 93 mph to some coastal towns in Southern' California on ' Tuesday. Meteorologists said it was the most rainfall in California since 1986, when tens of thousands of people were driven from their homes in widespread flooding. Rain was forecast through the weekend. "Most locations have had more than half their annual rainfall in the last seven days," said the weather service's Tim McClung. In Southern California, at least 20 people were pulled from the Ventura and Santa Clara rivers, some by helicopter; three were hospitalized for hypothermia, authorities said. Many of those rescued were residents of homeless encampments along the river bed. They had been warned on Monday to move to higher ground, but few listened. "I was coming close to dying," said George Struck, draped in a blanket and shaking violently after he was pulled from the water. "I felt it. I felt a' record 304 accident calls in Los Angeles County from 5 a.m to 10 sun. . "It was a hellish morning," said CHP Patrol Sgt. Ernie Garcia. ' In Northern California, the storm sent boulders hurtling down onto Highway 17, preventing Santa Cruz residents from reaching jobs over the mountains in San Jose and the Silicon Valley. Commuters who made it to San Jose found the downtown a maze of detours as creeks and rivers overflowed and flooded streets and major highways. rain event," said Gary "This was a 500-yeRyan of the National Weather Service. Army National Guard Chinook, helicopters Guerneville, plucked residents out , of hard-hi- t about 60 miles north of San Francisco, as the Russian River crested at 17 feet above flood stage. Brothers Brian and Dave Ridley were on one of the first flights out, both of them cold and hungry. "Our house is gonOe," Dave said. "I've been inside my truck for three days." Three deaths were blamed on trees and power it" 10-fo- ot ar In Santa Barbara, 43 residents of a convalescent home were evacuated to a hospital as runoff waters invaded their home before dawn, said Volunteers needed to participate in a research project police Sgt. Brian Abbott. Ninety miles of railroad track between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo were submerged, forcing cancellation of Amtrak service. Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu was closed because of a thick coating of mud and rock. At Las Fiores Canyon, motorists abandoned vehicles as they filled with water. "We're Malibu. We're resigned. Actually, we're drinking a bottle of Cabernet," said Arnold York, ' whose home was destroyed by wildfire 15 months ago. York now rents a home in Malibu. 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