Parts of California were flooded Monday night due to Hurricane Hilary, with mud and debris blocking roads. A mobile camper even got stuck in the mud (see video above). But overall, according to initial estimates, the sunny condition was mild. However, there is still no complete “all clear.”
Across much of the U.S. Southwestern desert, emergency workers worked Monday to pull roads, buildings and nursing home residents out of the mud as the first tropical storm in 84 years swept north across Southern California, triggering flood warnings in half a dozen states.
‘Preparations and advance warnings have yielded results’
No injuries or deaths have been reported so far, California Civil Protection Agency spokesman Brian Ferguson told the New York Times. The preparations and advance warnings would have paid off.
Heavy rain
‘Hilary’ had caused heavy rainfall in the southwest of the United States on Sunday. Southern California, with its million-dollar metropolises of San Diego and Los Angeles, was particularly hard hit.
Record-breaking rainfall
The storm, which is rare in the region, flooded roads and toppled trees and power lines. Record-breaking rainfall was recorded at several locations. As a precaution, authorities had ordered the closure of schools, parks and other facilities.
2 Carrying bag in Mexico
‘Hilary’ first made landfall in Mexico. At least two people were killed there, according to media reports. The storm moved northeast from California. The foothills could still cause flooding in the northern Rocky Mountains, the U.S. Hurricane Center warned Monday.
No full disclosure yet
In California and the neighboring state of Nevada, there is not yet a complete ‘everything exemption’. In the desert city of Palm Springs, nearly 200 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles, several roads were still closed on Monday. At times, a major highway in the region was completely blocked due to storm damage. In the neighboring town of Cathedral City, a retirement home was surrounded by mud, the broadcaster CNN reported. Helpers are said to have removed at least a dozen people from there. Thirteen homeless people were rescued from a river bed in the San Diego area on Sunday night.
Natural park closed
Death Valley National Park in the US state of California, known for its heat records, recorded unusually heavy rainfall on Sunday. The park administration posted videos of mudslides and damaged roads. ‘Hilary’ brought as much rain in 24 hours as usual for the whole year, it was said. About 400 tourists and residents of the park would have to stay in accommodations until the roads are passable again. The nature park is closed until further notice.
Source: Krone
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