Another powerful storm pummelled California overnight into Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate and resulting in at least two deaths, in coastal Monterey County.
State emergency services director, Nancy Ward announced that the storm had already claimed at least two lives. An unusually intense and seemingly endless series of storms has battered California for weeks.
US President Joe Biden on Friday approved an emergency declaration that clears the way to expedite federal aid to the western state. Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom said California was deploying every tool to protect communities from the relentless and deadly storms battering the state.