A late summer storm system that brought heavy rain to parts of the Southland triggered mudslides in San Bernardino and washed away a vehicle in the Inland Empire, triggering a frantic search for a 2-year-old boy.

Relatives are asking for help finding Xavier Padilla, who was swept away in the floodwaters around 6:30 p.m. Thursday near Main Street in Barstow when he was in the car with his father, Brandon, according to KABC .

“We have a bunch of volunteers out here who are still looking,” Xavier’s aunt, Leanna, told the station. “If you guys can, if you live in the area, if you have bright lights ... anything that can help us look through the dirt, the mud — anything to help us look for him and find him, we greatly appreciate it.”

Xavier’s disappearance occurred amid a late summer monso

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