Storms leave at least 17 dead after passing through California, where more flooding is expected

The death toll from storms in California (United States) increased this Wednesday to 17 and the danger of flooding, landslides and fallen trees does not end with the arrival of more rains for the rest of the week.

According to information from state authorities, The 17 dead included a two-year-old boy who was crushed by a tree that fell on his house, and a five-year-old boy who was swept away by a stream.

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Weather conditions forced County Firefighters Monday afternoon to San Luis Bishop to call off the search for the five-year-old boy, who was traveling with his mother in a car when they were caught in a storm.

Brenda Ortega, 15, retrieves items from her flooded home in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A good number of counties throughout the state have reported flooding and damage to streets and highways, as well as fallen trees and landslides.

The precipitations have saturated the soils in several sectors that had been affected by fires, which increases the risk of landslides.

residents of Montecitowhere 23 people died in January 2018 due to a landslide, are on alert for the possibility of another avalanche.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked residents not to let their guard down.

The seventh of nine storms that have hit the California from Christmas I arrive on Wednesday in the north of the state.

Rain forecasts extend until the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, anticipated the Meteorological.

Source: Elcomercio