Category: rain

Snow Melt, Rain Causing Widespread Flooding in Germany

BERLIN—Rivers around Germany continued to swell Thursday, fed by melting snow and regular rain and leading to widespread flooding and disruptions to shipping traffic. Residents in the eastern community of Burkhardtsdorf in Saxony, not far from the Czech Republic border, built sandbag barricades outside their homes as the Zwoenitz river that runs through the town…


As Orange County Braved Storm, Community Efforts Helped Prevent Major Mudslides

Orange County endured several mudslides late Jan. 28, but no injuries as a rainstorm hammered down on the region, causing numerous car crashes and prompting evacuation orders. Heavy rains triggered mudslides near Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon, where two major fires in 2020 ravaged foliage that once played a critical role in controlling water flow in rural valleys….


Southern California Braces for Rain Storm

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A wet and potentially damaging storm is expected to hit the Southland Jan. 28, bringing what forecasters are calling an “atmospheric river” of moisture that will persist into Jan. 29. Rain was already falling Jan. 2 over San Luis Obispo County, where the system remained largely stalled. “The front sags southward into Ventura…