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United States: state of emergency declared in California
United States: state of emergency declared in California – (franceinfo)
A state of emergency has been declared in California, in the United States, which is facing a violent storm.
Standing on his car, trapped in the floods, a man calls for help. He will stay for several minutes without panicking until the firefighters get to him. Downpours have been hitting southern California for more than 24 hours, causing extremely dangerous situations. A man jumped into the water to try to retrieve his dog, he found himself swept away by the current, impossible to get out. A helicopter was needed to rescue him.
It hadn’t rained this much since 1927
A state of emergency has been declared in eight counties in the state of California. In the Los Angeles area, it hasn’t rained this much in one day since 1927, 97 years ago. Houses collapsed. Three people died following falling trees, half a million homes were without electricity.
