Oprah Shares Mudslide Video of her Santa Barbara Home

Source: Twitter
Oprah took to social media to share the devastation California is facing following the mudslides which hit parts of Southern California this week.

Thanks everyone for your prayers and concern. My property is fine.Some mud , and minor damage that pales in comparison to what my neighbors are going thru. #mudslides🙏🏾

A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on Jan 10, 2018 at 8:48am PST

Oprah shot footage of the damage caused to her Santa Barbara neighborhood, telling fans, “Thanks everyone for your prayers and concern. My property is fine. Some mud, and minor damage that pales in comparison to what my neighbors are going thru.”

What a day! Praying for our community again in Santa Barbara. Woke up to this blazing gas fire. then swipe left to see how deep the mud is in my backyard. Helicopters rescuing my neighbors. Looking for missing persons. 13 lives lost. #Mudslides.

A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on Jan 9, 2018 at 5:03pm PST

The mudslides have left 17 people unaccounted for and at least 17 people dead after they swept through Santa Barbara County leaving a path of destruction in their wake.

Another tough day in Santa Barbara County as Search and Rescue, Fire and Law Enforcement personnel from across our county and our neighboring counties searched for survivors and evacuated people. There are 17 confirmed fatalities and 17 people still reported missing. pic.twitter.com/WklCh4Y00Z

— SB Sheriff's Office (@sbsheriff) January 11, 2018

Hillsides lush with vegetation had once protected residents from potentially dangerous mudslides caused by heavy rain. However the Thomas Fire, which burned over 281,000 acres last month, stripped the land of that vegetation leaving neighborhoods vulnerable to the rains that hit Southern California this week.