{"id":2988,"date":"2023-01-10T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2023-01-10T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:20:27","slug":"california-storm-continues-flooding-and-landslides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/magazine\/health-and-lifestyle\/california-storm-continues-flooding-and-landslides\/2023\/01\/10\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"California storm continues flooding and landslides"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS<\/span>ANGELES<\/span> (AP),<\/span> Jan<\/span> 10<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span> California<\/span> was<\/span> hit<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> flood<\/span> of<\/span> rain<\/span> early<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> unrelenting<\/span> storms<\/span> that<\/span> flooded<\/span> roads<\/span> and<\/span> flooded<\/span> roads.<\/span> High<\/span> waves<\/span> hit<\/span> the<\/span> shores,<\/span> turning<\/span> rivers<\/span> into<\/span> bubbling<\/span> floodplains<\/span> and<\/span> refugees.<\/span> Thousands<\/span> forced<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> town<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> deadly<\/span> landslides.<\/span> At<\/span> least<\/span> 14<\/span> people<\/span> have<\/span> died<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> storm<\/span> began<\/span> last<\/span> week.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> storm<\/span> set<\/span> off<\/span> several<\/span> tornado<\/span> warnings<\/span> early<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> bring<\/span> heavy<\/span> snowfall<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Sierra<\/span> Nevada<\/span> mountains<\/span> a<\/span> day<\/span> after<\/span> bringing<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> 14<\/span> inches<\/span> of<\/span> rain<\/span> to<\/span> high-altitude<\/span> areas<\/span> of<\/span> central<\/span> and<\/span> southern<\/span> California.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>After<\/span> a<\/span> brief<\/span> lull,<\/span> another<\/span> storm<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> hit<\/span> the<\/span> entire<\/span> state<\/span> from<\/span> Wednesday,<\/span> exacerbating<\/span> the<\/span> misery<\/span> and<\/span> further<\/span> inundation<\/span> areas<\/span> already<\/span> threatened<\/span> by<\/span> floods<\/span> and<\/span> debris<\/span> flows.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> storm<\/span> threatened<\/span> coastal<\/span> and<\/span> river<\/span> towns,<\/span> with<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 200,000<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> businesses<\/span> without<\/span> power<\/span> early<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> morning,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> website<\/span> poweroutage.us,<\/span> which<\/span> tracks<\/span> power<\/span> company<\/span> reports.<\/span> The<\/span> Bureau<\/span> of<\/span> Meteorology<\/span> has<\/span> issued<\/span> a<\/span> flood<\/span> warning<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> entire<\/span> San<\/span> Francisco<\/span> Bay<\/span> Area,<\/span> Sacramento<\/span> Valley<\/span> and<\/span> Monterey<\/span> Bay<\/span> through<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span> Areas<\/span> devastated<\/span> by<\/span> recent<\/span> wildfires<\/span> face<\/span> the<\/span> potential<\/span> for<\/span> mud<\/span> and<\/span> debris<\/span> to<\/span> slide<\/span> off<\/span> exposed<\/span> hillsides<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> protective<\/span> layer<\/span> of<\/span> vegetation<\/span> has<\/span> not<\/span> yet<\/span> fully<\/span> recovered.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> entire<\/span> coastal<\/span> area<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bMontecito,<\/span> home<\/span> to<\/span> Prince<\/span> Harry,<\/span> Oprah<\/span> Winfrey<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> celebrities,<\/span> marks<\/span> his<\/span> fifth<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> landslide<\/span> that<\/span> killed<\/span> 23<\/span> of<\/span> him<\/span> and<\/span> destroyed<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 100<\/span> homes<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> coastal<\/span> enclave.<\/span> In<\/span> commemoration,<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> asked<\/span> to<\/span> evacuate.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>County<\/span> officials<\/span> have<\/span> ordered<\/span> the<\/span> evacuation<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> 20<\/span> homes<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Orcutt<\/span> area.<\/span> Floods<\/span> and<\/span> sinkholes<\/span> damaged<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> 15<\/span> homes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Jamie<\/span> MacLeod’s<\/span> property<\/span> was<\/span> under<\/span> an<\/span> evacuation<\/span> order<\/span> in<\/span> Montecito,<\/span> but<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> raging<\/span> stream<\/span> on<\/span> one<\/span> side<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> landslide<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> other,<\/span> she<\/span> said<\/span> there<\/span> was<\/span> no<\/span> way<\/span> to<\/span> “get<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> mountain.”<\/span> The<\/span> 60-year-old<\/span> owner<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Santa<\/span> Barbara<\/span> Bird<\/span> Sanctuary<\/span> said<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> employees<\/span> was<\/span> coming<\/span> to<\/span> deliver<\/span> groceries<\/span> every<\/span> week<\/span> and<\/span> she<\/span> was<\/span> stuck.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ms<\/span> McLeod<\/span> said<\/span> she<\/span> feels<\/span> lucky<\/span> because<\/span> her<\/span> own<\/span> home<\/span> is<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> hill<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> electricity<\/span> is<\/span> still<\/span> on.<\/span> But<\/span> she’s<\/span> tired<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> frequent<\/span> evacuation<\/span> orders<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> massive<\/span> wildfires<\/span> that<\/span> followed<\/span> a<\/span> deadly<\/span> landslide<\/span> five<\/span> years<\/span> ago.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Another<\/span> town<\/span> a<\/span> few<\/span> miles<\/span> down<\/span> the<\/span> coast,<\/span> La<\/span> Conchita<\/span> in<\/span> Ventura<\/span> County,<\/span> was<\/span> evacuated.<\/span> In<\/span> 2005,<\/span> 10<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> people<\/span> died<\/span> in<\/span> landslides.<\/span> In<\/span> Ventura<\/span> County,<\/span> the<\/span> Ventura<\/span> River<\/span> reached<\/span> a<\/span> record<\/span> high<\/span> of<\/span> over<\/span> 8<\/span> meters<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span> A<\/span> firefighter<\/span> used<\/span> a<\/span> helicopter<\/span> to<\/span> rescue<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> dozen<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> people<\/span> trapped<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> wave-rushing<\/span> island.<\/span> Water<\/span> levels<\/span> dropped<\/span> rapidly<\/span> overnight<\/span> to<\/span> mild<\/span> flood<\/span> levels.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> storm<\/span> also<\/span> washed<\/span> 3<\/span> feet<\/span> (1<\/span> meter)<\/span> of<\/span> mud<\/span> and<\/span> rocks<\/span> onto<\/span> Route<\/span> 126,<\/span> stranded<\/span> long<\/span> lines<\/span> of<\/span> cars<\/span> and<\/span> trucks.<\/span> Rescuers<\/span> worked<\/span> late<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> night<\/span> to<\/span> free<\/span> them.<\/span> In<\/span> Los<\/span> Angeles,<\/span> a<\/span> sinkhole<\/span> swallowed<\/span> two<\/span> cars<\/span> Monday<\/span> night<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Chatsworth<\/span> neighborhood.<\/span> The<\/span> two<\/span> escaped<\/span> alone,<\/span> and<\/span> firefighters<\/span> rescued<\/span> him<\/span> with<\/span> minor<\/span> injuries,<\/span> officials<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> declared<\/span> a<\/span> state<\/span> of<\/span> emergency<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> storm<\/span> response<\/span> and<\/span> relief<\/span> efforts<\/span> in<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> dozen<\/span> countries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Much<\/span> of<\/span> California<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> suffer<\/span> from<\/span> severe<\/span> to<\/span> extreme<\/span> drought,<\/span> although<\/span> storms<\/span> have<\/span> helped<\/span> fill<\/span> depleted<\/span> reservoirs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LOSANGELES (AP), Jan 10 (Reuters) – California was hit by a flood of rain early on Tuesday, the latest in a series of unrelenting storms that flooded roads and flooded roads. High waves hit the shores, turning rivers into bubbling floodplains and refugees. Thousands forced in a town with a history of deadly landslides. At […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[562,714],"tags":[715,716,717,77,128,405],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/USFOOD.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2988"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2990,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions\/2990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}