Oprah gave a video tour Wednesday of her Montecito neighborhood to show aftermath of the mudslides
Oprah took her Instagram followers on a mini video tour through her Montecito neighborhood Wednesday.
The longtime media proprietor, 63, wanted to show aftermath of the mudslides that swept through Southern California last week.
‘This is my neighborhood today as cleanup continues,’ Oprah said in short clip as she drove slowly down the road Wednesday afternoon.
‘The mudslide experience has reminded me of an important lesson: That once a story is out of the headlines the devastation and rebuild continues,’ she said.
‘I thought I knew that. Now I know it for SURE! #805Strong’
Oprah also made headlines this month following her famed Golden Globes speech and for being one of thousands affected by the deadly deluge that killed 20 and left three missing.
‘This is my neighborhood today as cleanup continues,’ Oprah said in short clip as she drove slowly down the street
The longtime media proprietor, 63, was just one of thousands affected by the deadly deluge
‘Once a story is out of the headlines the devastation and rebuild continues. I thought I knew that. Now I know it for SURE! #805Strong,’ Oprah said
In the clip, Oprah and another woman are heard discussing the sight of the scene, while the talk show host gives her followers a closer view of the devastation.
Ravaged properties, cars and broken tree limbs are shown lying on each corner of the silent street.
Crews in Montecito have been working to clear debris as soon as possible to lower the risk of further mudslides.
Crews in Montecito have been working to clear debris as soon as possible to lower the risk of further mudslides
The mudslides swallowed dozens of homes and even forced the closing of a major highway
Ravaged properties and broken tree limbs are shown lying on each corner of the silent street.
The talk show host gave her followers a closer view of the devastation in the video clip
Director of the Santa Barbara County Emergency Management Office, Rob Lewin, said in a statement that clearing the debris and blocked drainage channels are of main concern.
‘We have got to get those basins cleared as fast as we can,’ Lewin said in the statement.
‘If we don’t get those debris basins cleared out, then we’re not going to be prepared for the next storm, and we don’t know what that storm is going to look like.’
A damaged car is seen in the dirt after the deadly deluge destroyed properties