Five dead in severe storms in California

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California was hit by a fierce winter storm on Tuesday. The extreme weather conditions killed at least five people. According to the city of San Francisco, two people died on Wednesday from injuries sustained during the extreme weather. In Oakland, a homeless man was found dead in his tent after it was hit by a fallen tree, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

In the Contra Costa neighborhood, a large tree fell on a moving car. One of the two occupants has died, reports the local fire service. A person in their vehicle was also killed in this way in Portola Valley.

The heavy rains and squalls caused damage across much of Northern California. More than 700 trees were blown over or damaged in San Francisco, the authorities of the west coast metropolis took stock on Wednesday. The storm broke windows in tall buildings. Tens of thousands of people were temporarily without power.

There were reports of further road damage, flooding and landslides. Since January, the state on the western coast of the country, which has often been plagued by drought and drought in the past, has been hit by unusually heavy rainfall. The soil is already saturated with the amount of water from the past few months. (SDA)

Source: Blick