New storm in California leaves 5 dead and thousands under evacuation order

California addresses the recovery from the ravages of the storm that hit this state on Tuesday and left five dead and several injured, in addition to more than 100,000 users who were without electricity until this morning and thousands still remained under evacuation orders.

The effects of the heavy rains and winds, which are still being recorded this Wednesday in isolated parts of the state, were reflected in the images collected by local media, which show fallen trees and floods.

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The power of the storm that came from the Pacific surprised even the National Metereological Service (NWS, in English), which this Wednesday stated that “even by the standards of what turned out to be one of our most exceptional winter seasons in a long time, Tuesday’s storm stands out”.

The storm, which has had its effects felt as far south as the state, concentrated most of its intensity in the northern San Francisco Bay area, where the wind downed trees and power lines.

Flooding on farmland in the Central Valley along the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County near Allensworth, California, on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (PATRICK T. FALLON/)

The Los Angeles Times newspaper published a list of fatalities reported by different local entities or by the California Department of Highways (CHP), including a man who was driving a truck and was killed when a tree fell on the vehicle.

Similarly, one person died and another was injured when a tree fell on their car in Walnut Creekand in Oakland A man was pronounced dead Tuesday night after a tree fell on the tent he was in near the lake merritt.

Two people also died after being taken to a San Francisco hospital for treatment for injuries sustained in separate storm-related incidents, the newspaper reported.

The storm caused a train Amtrak The plane carrying 55 passengers hit a fallen tree and derailed near the East Bay town of Porta Costa, although no one was seriously injured.

At least 760 houses and structures were damaged in the county of Tulare, in the north of the state, where thousands were forced to evacuate and have not been able to return to their homes. The same situation is faced by the communities that live next to the Pájaro River, with a Latino majority, which have been flooded for at least three weeks.

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He golden state has faced in 2023 more than a dozen rains and storms that have forced the governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in 43 of the state’s 58 counties.

The Democratic governor said in a statement that “the state is working closely with federal and local partners to provide immediate relief and support the ongoing recovery”.

Source: Elcomercio