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(Trends Wide) — California went from extreme drought to extreme flooding.
A powerful storm—the latest to hit the West Coast in recent weeks—continues to batter the state. This Monday, the streets turned into rivers again, trees fell, homes were left without electricity, rivers swelled and the main highways were cut off.
California is now extremely vulnerable to flooding because much of the state has suffered from historic droughts or devastating wildfires, which means the land can’t absorb much precipitation.
More than a dozen people have lost their lives in winter storms this year, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into this sinkhole in Chatsworth on Tuesday. Credit: David Swanson/Reuters
A team member is reflected in puddles of water Monday as she prepares the red carpet for Tuesday’s Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Colleen Kumada-McGowan stands in the waters outside her Watsonville home on Monday. Credit: Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
Crews work to clear a mudslide on Highway 17 in Scotts Valley. Credit: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
Debris cleanup work is underway in Aptos Monday after streets and homes were flooded near Rio Del Mar State Beach. Credit: Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Naia Skogerson leaves her home in Aptos. Credit: Nic Coury/AP
A damaged highway Monday in Scotts Valley. Credit: Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
This aerial photo shows a tree that fell in Sacramento on Sunday. Credit: Fred Greaves/Reuters
Santa Cruz residents remove storm debris and stack sandbags near their homes on Saturday. Crédito: Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times/Redux
Sandbags are stacked in front of a door in Capitola on Friday. Crédito: Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times/Redux
Boone White jumps out of his car after a large tree fell on him Thursday while driving near Capitola. Credit: Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP
A support piece of the Capitola Pier is seen inside the storm-damaged Zelda’s on the Beach restaurant on Thursday. Credit: Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP
Evan Sousa, left, gets help from Calvin Drake to remove water from his flooded apartment in Pacifica on Thursday. Credit: Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP
Henry Valletta cuts down a fallen tree in Sacramento on Thursday. Crédito: Max Whittaker/The New York Times/Redux
Residents walk through a damaged area of ​​Aptos on Thursday. Credit: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Dominic King, owner of My Thai Beach restaurant, surveys the storm damage to his Capitola business. Credit: Nic Coury/AP
A flooded vineyard Wednesday in Walnut Grove. Crédito: Max Whittaker/The New York Times/Redux
Drivers in San Francisco make their way through standing water on Interstate 101 Wednesday. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
Khaled Dajani cleans up water from his flooded living room in San Francisco on December 31. Crédito: Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times/Redux
