The relentless stormy weather that has hit California in recent weeks has created dangerous conditions for residents, including mudslides that have blocked roads and prompted evacuations. One mudslide in a Berkeley Hills neighborhood in Northern California on Monday morning saw a total of 14 people evacuated from their eight separate homes, Berkeleyside reported. Marjorie Cruz, one of the residents whose home was…
Orange County Expected to Be Hit by Heavy Rainstorm Starting Wednesday
January 3, 2023
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Orange County and Los Angeles are due for a large storm beginning Jan. 4 through Jan. 6, which may bring mudslides and flooding in some areas, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. A strong Pacific storm system is the cause of the heavy rainfall affecting the coastal and inland areas as far as the…
Missing Woman Found Dead After Southern California Mudslides
YUCAIPA, Calif.—A woman who disappeared when a downpour in a recently burned area unleashed mudslides that tore through her Southern California mountain community was found dead under mud, rocks, and other debris, authorities said Friday. Thunderstorms late Monday triggered the mudslides carrying rocks, trees, and earth that washed away cars, buried homes and affected 3,000…
Heavy Rains Trigger Floods in Northeast India, Killing 11
GAUHATI, India—At least 11 people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s remote northeast region, officials said Tuesday. Several railway stations were closed because of floods, said Nazreen Ahmed, a senior official in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. She said nearly 200,000 people in the district were cut off from the…
Brazil Mudslide Death Toll Is at 117, Police Say 116 Missing
PETROPOLIS, Brazil—The death toll from floods and landslides that swept down on the mountain city of Petropolis rose to at least 117 on Thursday and local officials said it could still rise sharply, with 116 more still unaccounted for. The Rio de Janeiro state government confirmed the rising loss of life, with many feared buried…
Death Toll Rises to 78 From Mudslides After Storm in Brazil
PETROPOLIS, Brazil—The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 78, Gov. Claudio Castro said Wednesday afternoon. The city of Petropolis was slammed by a deluge Tuesday, and Castro said almost 400 people were left homeless. Searchers picked through the wreckage throughout the…
Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Chrismas as Winter Storm Approaches
December 24, 2021
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As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…
Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Christmas as Winter Storm Approaches
December 24, 2021
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As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…
‘They Gave Everything They Had’: How BC Residents Helped Each Other Amid the Flood Crisis
When Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley were hit with mudslides and flooding more than a week ago, many people were displaced, trapped, and desperate. As tragedy and fear struck with devastating impact, First Nations communities acted, from the Squiala Nation in Chilliwack through the Fraser Valley to the Skuppah Nation and beyond, moving quickly…
Nearly 50K Still Have No Power After Washington State Storm
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Nearly 50,000 Washington state electrical customers still had no power Tuesday after days of heavy rain triggered mudslides and floods and forced the closure of the West Coast’s main north-south highway near the Canadian border, officials said. The rains caused by an atmospheric river—a huge plume of moisture extending over the Pacific and into…
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