California covered in snow as historic winter storm hits

On the beaches of California (United States), as on the hills around San Francisco (United States), Americans are witnessing a snowy spectacle that they had not seen for years. This makes some of them happy. “It’s incredible, we come here all the time, and to see this landscape that we know so well under the snow, it’s really strange”, enthuses a resident. In this region unaccustomed to heavy snowfalls, it is difficult to travel on the roads, Saturday, February 25.

A blizzard warning took effect Friday morning, for the first in the region since 1989.

Heavy rain in Los Angeles

Under the weight of the snow, many trees and electric wires fell to the ground. In California, more than 100,000 people lost power. In Los Angeles (USA), there is no snow, but heavy rain has flooded streets.