US EditionCalifornia Downpours Ease but Flood and Mudslide Risks Linger
Three deaths and widespread impacts including 100,000 power outages followed heavy rain and mudslides caused by atmospheric rivers, officials said.
- On Friday, Reuters reported heavy rain across large parts of California triggered floods and mudslides and left three dead, according to local officials.
- Driven by an atmospheric river known as `the Pineapple Express`, the storms carried heavy tropical moisture to California, while burn scars in Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu increased mudslide risk.
- About 100,000 people were without power as of Thursday evening, and first responders rescued stranded residents in Wrightwood, California while firefighter Alec Niccum said, `We position them or already have them on standby, putting more people into the station.`
- California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in Los Angeles and other southern California counties, while Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged caution during holiday travel and San Bernardino County worked to divert floodwater.
- Amid forecasts, the US Weather Prediction Center warned `Numerous flash flooding events are possible` with streams flooding debris flows near recently burned areas, plus severe storms near Santa Cruz and heavy Sierra Nevada Mountains snowfall expected.
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Heavy-Downpours Begin to Ease Across Southland
After multiple days of sometimes-heavy downpours, a holiday storm that dumped more than a foot of rain in some mountain areas was finally exiting the region Friday, although officials warned that some showers will still be possible, and the threat of mudslides will linger even after the rain subsides. “We’re on the backside of the storm now and rainfall is starting to taper off, but some isolated moderate to heavy showers are still possible thro…
California is hit by extreme weather during the holidays. "Atmospheric river" causes heavy rain with floods and mudslides.
Heavy storms cause floods and mud avalanches in California. In addition, a winter storm sweeps over the U.S. state and uproots trees. According to media reports, there have already been several deaths.
Heavy rains in California have caused flooding and triggered several landslides. Traffic is severely disrupted. Three people have died.
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