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Storm in California: five dead, thousands evacuated

The strength of the storm surprised even the National Weather Service. | Fountain: AFP

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California is recovering from a devastating storm that hit the state on Tuesday, which killed five people and injured several, in addition to more than 100,000 users without power as of this morning, and thousands still under emergency orders. evacuation.

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

The strength of the storm that came from the Pacific Ocean surprised even National Weather Service (NWS, in English), which this Wednesday noted 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 made itself felt in the south of the state, concentrated most of its strength in the area San Francisco Bayin the north, where the wind knocked down trees and power lines.

victims

Newspaper Los Angeles Times published a list of deaths reported by various local authorities or California Highway Department (CHP), including a man who was driving a truck and died when a tree fell on the vehicle.

Similarly, one person died and another was injured when a tree fell on their car in Walnut Creek, and in Oakland a man was pronounced dead Tuesday night after a tree fell on the tent he was staying in near Lake Merritt .

Two people also died after being hospitalized in the city. San Francisco to treat injuries sustained in isolated incidents related to the storm, the paper said.

The storm caused an Amtrak train carrying 55 passengers to collide with a fallen tree and derail near the East Bay city of Porta Costa, although no one was seriously injured. (EFE)


Source: RPP

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