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Heavy rainstorms across much of California triggered flooding and mudslides and left three people dead on Christmas night, according to local authorities.
The storms – which were expected to continue through Friday – brought 11 inches of rain to parts of Los Angeles County, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.
Emergency workers had to carry out several rescues, including people trapped in vehicles as floodwaters rose. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and other Southern California counties on Wednesday.
About 100,000 state residents were without power Thursday evening.
The U.S. Weather Prediction Center said Thursday that “numerous flash floods are possible.”
“In addition, many rivers could overflow, which could affect larger rivers.”
A 64-year-old man from San Diego, California, was killed Wednesday morning by a falling tree, police told US media.
Another person, 74, died from floodwaters this weekend as police tried to rescue them from inside a vehicle in Redding, California, the city’s mayor told local news.
And on Monday, a woman in her 60s died after “being knocked off a rock by a large wave and swept into the ocean” at MacKerricher State Park in Mendocino County, California, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Evacuation warnings were in effect for some residents of San Bernardino County in Southern California, and flash food warnings were issued Thursday morning for those in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Wind speeds in the Bay Area topped 100 mph at an observatory near San Jose, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In Altadena, near Los Angeles, residents suffered a mudslide following flooding in a burned area that was less able to absorb water due to wildfires that ravaged the neighborhood in January this year, CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, reported.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also declared a state of emergency over the storms and warned residents to be careful on the roads during a busy holiday season.
“I urge all Angelenos to stay safe and use extreme caution on the roads if they absolutely must travel,” she said in a statement Wednesday. “Please don’t take this storm lightly.”
