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downpour torrential rain there has been a flood Southern CaliforniaFresh flood warnings have been issued for parts of Los Angeles County On Friday.
Residents Warnings were issued about the possibility of flash flooding of roads, creeks and streams and landslide In several districts of Los Angeles.
The National Weather Service’s latest warning covers areas including Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Studio City.
There are reports of some vehicles being stranded flood water Before dawn Friday near Culver City.
This latest flood is believed to have been caused by a powerful atmospheric river, the same weather phenomenon that was blamed for at least half a dozen deaths earlier this month as it swept away much of the region. California,
A 71-year-old man died in last week’s flooding in Sutter County, north of Sacramento, when his vehicle was swept off a flooded bridge, according to the California Highway Patrol.
more than 4 inches (10 centimeters) Rain Last week, the storm made landfall in coastal Santa Barbara County as it approached Los Angeles. More than a foot of snowfall occurred in parts of the Sierra Nevada.
The intense rainfall also increased the risk of landslides in areas recently devastated by wildfires. Atmospheric rivers are long, relatively narrow bands of water vapor forming over the oceans, which transport vital moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.
Los Angeles County experienced two devastating wildfires earlier this year, the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire.
fire in Pacific Palisades On January 7, more than 6,800 buildings were destroyed in the region and 12 people were killed. It could not be completely controlled till January 31.
A 29-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with “maliciously starting” the deadly Palisades Fire.
The Eaton fire broke out in the Altadena community the same day and killed 18 people.
Both fires burned for several days, reducing entire neighborhoods to debris and ash and eventually spread to more than 40,000 acres—larger than the land area of Washington, D.C.—and the flames were fueled by a fierce storm called Santa Ana winds,