debris
Example Sentences
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For example, on April 30, federally hired workers were clearing fire debris from a burned-down home in the Palisades burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times
What’s more, he estimated that about 30 homes were “red tagged,” or currently deemed unsafe to inhabit, after debris flows choked homes with pounds and pounds of sludge.
From Los Angeles Times
The high wind alerts come after the region was drenched for days, causing debris flows that washed through homes in Wrightwood.
From Los Angeles Times
Workers quickly cleared debris from the tracks, put up heated tents for passengers, restored the electricity grid and tasked a manual dispatcher with regulating traffic.
“The southern flank line is going to be my repair priority,” he wrote, later adding: “Also going to ask that they get all hose debris out. Any other big points folks can think of?”
From Los Angeles Times
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