California Floods: Aerial Images Show The Scale Of Damage Across The State
A car and a pickup truck are seen inside a sinkhole as another storm created by a series of atmospheric rivers inundates California on Jan. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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California has been battered by catastrophic rainstorms in recent days, with extreme flooding and winds that have downed trees, smashed homes and cars, and turned residential streets into rivers all across the state.
At least 17 people have died, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a news conference Tuesday. In the San Miguel area, a search is underway for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters on Tuesday.
As of Tuesday night, more than 40,000 Californians had been ordered to evacuate their homes, the state’s Office of Emergency Services said, and the power is out for more than 57,000 households as of Wednesday afternoon.
And the worst is not yet over for the state — even more dangerous weather is expected in the coming days.
“We’re not out of the woods — we expect these storms to continue at least through the 18th of this month,” Newsom said on Tuesday.
A flooded neighborhood on Jan. 10, 2023, in Merced, California
A damaged portion of Capitola Warf on Jan. 10, 2023, in Santa Cruz
A view of a tree that fell due to high winds on Jan. 8, 2023, in Sacramento
Caltrans crews work to clear a mudslide on Highway 17 that resulted from heavy rain on Jan. 9, 2023, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of Glenwood Drive in Scott's Valley, California.
Caltrans workers chip away at a huge boulder that fell on Malibu Canyon Road on Jan. 10, 2023, in Malibu, California.
A flooded road captured from above on Jan. 5, 2023, in Sebastopol, California
Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles on Jan. 10, 2023, in the Planada community of Merced County, California
Cars drive through a flooded roadway on Jan. 10, 2023, in Planada, California.
Vehicles drive along a flooded street close to the beach on Jan. 10, 2023, in Aptos, California.
Debris lines the shore brought in by brown waves at Surfers Point at Seaside Park on Jan. 10, 2023, in Ventura, California.
Residents navigate through flood waters on Jan. 10, 2023, in Planada, California.
Highway 101 is closed due to flooding on Jan. 9, 2023, in Gilroy, California.
A car is submerged in floodwater on Jan. 9, 2023, in Windsor, California.
Floodwaters fill fields on Jan. 9, 2023, in Santa Rosa, California.
