Stretch of PCH in Palisades fire area temporarily closed by mudslides

Rain-caused mudslides prompted a temporary closure of Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades fire burn scar area on Saturday.

PCH was closed from Sweetwater Canyon Road east of Malibu to Chautauqua Boulevard east of Pacific Palisades, the Caltrans Quickmap said Saturday night.

There was a good amount of mud that needed to be cleared at Tuna Canyon Road west of Highway 27, Caltrans said.

PCH was expected to reopen Sunday at 6 a.m. to soft-closure conditions caused by the Palisades fire...