after the snowstorms, exceptional flooding in California

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L. de La Mornais, A. Sangouard – France 2

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California seems to have become an open-air laboratory of climate chaos. After the fires, the drought and the snowstorms, the hour is with the state of emergency, Saturday March 11, because of violent floods.

Unleashed and extremely dangerous waves. Since Friday, March 10, floods have already washed away several roads in California (United States). Several localities are cut off from the rest of the state. THE residents of Soquel (USA) can no longer leave the city. “We have already experienced floods, the road and the streets were submerged. But we’ve never seen the road wash away like this“, says a resident.

The rains are expected to continue

California has been swept away for several days by very intense rains. They should continue according to the weather forecast. State services are urging residents to take every precaution. In Felton (USA), residents had to be evacuated. For some Californians, discouragement is reaching the point of no return, in a country where insurance and the state provide almost no compensation. In recent weeks, California has also experienced heavy snowfall. The melting could lead to a vicious cycle of flooding.


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