Rescuers seek 10 trapped by mudslide

RESCUE crews slogged past fallen trees and boulders in an overnight search for at least 10 people trapped when a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept over a foothill forest recently scorched by wildfire.

Travelling by foot because a road bridge was washed out, one team climbed up the steep terrain yesterday and another descended it in an effort to reach the Saint Sophia Camp in Waterman Canyon, just north of San Bernardino.

Fourteen other people staying at the Greek Orthodox youth camp had been rescued by late on Thursday, and 10 victims covered in mud were treated at a hospital for minor injuries, authorities said.