Posted
Video length: 2 min.
Article written by
/2021/12/14/61b8b98ead35d_francetv-info.png)
After experiencing snow and blizzards for the past few weeks, California is in the throes of a new extreme weather phenomenon. The western American state is under water, Saturday March 11, after torrential rains.
Torrents of water and mud and rivers bursting their banks, swollen by torrential rains and melting snow. Exceptional floods affect all of California (United States), from Los Angeles to Sacramento. In Fresno (United States), the inhabitants barely had time to realize, before fleeing in the middle of the night. “We saw the water coming with my husband. We grabbed a few bags and did our best”says a woman.
State of emergency declared across California
Further south, in Arroyo Grande (United States), the city is completely flooded. In a few weeks, the inhabitants experienced the blizzard, then the floods. A mother plans to move. “How do I stay here with my children, and with my elderly mother?”, she asks herself. 300 km further north, in Soquel (United States), 450 households are cut off from the world. The flood washed away the only road in the area. 10,000 people were ordered to evacuate, and a state of emergency was declared across California.
View comments