New bird’s-eye perspectives from DigitalGlobe, a satellite imagery company, reveal the true extent of the devastation wrought on Montecito when debris flows and mudslides triggered by the season’s first big rainstorm ripped through the seaside community on January 9. Twenty people were killed and 128 homes were destroyed in the disaster.
Use the vertical scrollbar in the images below to compare how three specific areas looked in April to how they appeared on Thursday, January 11. The comparisons were first compiled and published by the Washington Post and have been re-created by the Santa Barbara Independent staff.