An aerial view of a mudflow in Montecito, Calif.

Mud and boulders cover a roadway in Montecito. Calif., Tuesday.

Carpinteria resident Jeff Gallup carries his bike through mud on Foothill Road in Carpinteria, Calif., Tuesday. Homes were swept from their foundations as heavy rain sent mud and boulders sliding down hills stripped of vegetation by Southern California's recent wildfires.

Debris and mud cover the entrance of the Montecito Inn Tuesday.

Santa Barbara County fire department search dog Reilly looks for victims in damaged and destroyed homes in Montecito, Calif. following deadly runoff of mud and debris from heavy rain on Tuesday.

Mitchell Barrett crosses mud from an overflown creek in Montecito, Calif., on his way to check on his parents' house.

A member of the Long Beach Search and Rescue team looks for survivors in a car in Montecito, California, on Tuesday.

A member of the San Bernardino County sheriff's swift water rescue team is hoisted back to a helicopter after rescuing three people and a dog in the Santa Ana River.

A structure is smashed against a tree along Hot Springs Road in Montecito, California, after getting hit by a flash flood and debris on Tuesday. Several homes were swept away before dawn Tuesday when mud and debris roared into neighborhoods in Montecito from hillsides stripped of vegetation during a recent wildfire.