At least four people were killed in California as powerful storms unleashed catastrophic flooding over the Christmas holiday, submerging neighborhoods, triggering swift-water rescues, and forcing evacuations across several communities, authorities said. The deadly deluge marked one of the most severe holiday weather events in recent memory for the state, even as the same sprawling storm system pushed eastward, battering parts of the East Coast with heavy rain, strong winds, and hazardous travel conditions. Emergency crews from coast to coast were stretched thin on Monday as officials warned of ongoing threats from rising rivers, mudslides, power outages, and treacherous roads in the final week of the holiday season.
Lives lost and communities upended as Christmas floods devastate…
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Author : Atticus Reed
Publish date : 2026-01-16 03:26:00
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