Two dead as ‘bomb cyclone’ brings heavy winds and rain to California
Officials order evacuations in high-risk coastal area in latest in rapid series of ‘atmospheric rivers’ to hit state
Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree.
Officials had ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people in 2018 as the huge storm barreled into the state on Wednesday. Authorities warned residents to hunker down at home in anticipation of flooded roads, toppled trees and other risks.
