Los Angeles , California ( CNN ) -- An evacuation order was lifted Wednesday morning for more than 500 California homes on hillsides vulnerable to mudslides , authorities said . With the sun shining over much of Los Angeles , officials told people who live in the foothill areas of La Crescenta , La Canada Flintridge and Acton that they could return to their homes at 8 a.m. PT ( 11 a.m . ET ) . Officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for those residents Tuesday morning as a precaution when heavy rains were predicted . The dangerous mudslides did not develop , but this area was especially hit hard after a downpour Saturday unleashed a river of mud that damaged dozens of homes . Several of the homes were declared uninhabitable . A massive wildfire in the Angeles National Forest last summer burned hillsides where these homes are located .
NEW : People in 500 homes in Los Angeles foothill areas can return . Mandatory evacuation issued as a precaution when heavy rains were predicted . Comment: