Life-threatening storms bring heavy rain and flooding to California – BBC News

Life-threatening storms have brought heavy rain and flooding to large parts of California.

More than 22 million people are currently under flood watch, according to the National Weather Service - almost as many as the population of Australia - and thousands have had to evacuate.

At least seventeen people are now known to have died, with officials warning the conditions could lead to further, dangerous landslides.

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[michaeljohnson]

Floods, Fires, Wars, Famine there is a book where this is written

[chrisquirke]

Heart and prayers going out to all involved, try and stay strong and help each other, from Dublin Ireland peace

[zenmusic]

Live on a clay hill here in Northern California, raining heavy, thankful not on flat ground

[sapiensursus]

Man, people in this comment section have 0 sympathy for anyone in California.

[gracielalibo-on]

I'm fr. Pi I'm sad to see all of this of what happened in California. I pray for all the people of cal.

[debbanik]

This is what we've done to our mother Earth! Now think about the miseries of third coastal countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc 🙃🙃

[reneeodayok]

Weather has always been inconvenient and pretty boy isn't doing anything except making Cali a hell hole to live in.

[therickpound]

Didn’t see you cover uk flooding with this same enthusiasm sadly

[tada]

It's always something, from Northern California.

[our-days-are-short]

Humans are NOT to blame for the weather. God decides what and where.

[milhouse]

California asked for rain.

As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. And it literally poured.

[meanlean]

At least they have lots of water in cali now so no shortage of water this summer
Every cloud has a silver lining

[garyhopper]

I hope they don't need all those independent contractor truck drivers they just put out of business to help clean that mess up

[siddickramjan]

This is a warning from the creator. Worship the creator not the creatures

[connecting-minds-network]

It isn't a nation, it's nature that's supreme power on planet & elsewhere.

[itsy]

So who is super power now?? Nature or USA?

[vincentjacobsson]

I think it should be investigated in the past and present in terms of political impartiality and credibility whether BBC News was informed and deliberately withheld from the people the now-known state structures.

[DIGITALMedia]

It's funny how this comment section is filled with people hating on California, as if their state is perfect and doesn't have any natural occurrences. Come on people, every state has their weather AND political issues. Show some sympathy. Sheesh.

[leeholmes]

I feel so sorry for the people in the USA they have had some horrific storm's I send my condolences to the familys and friends that have lost there loved ones and I hope the government look's after those who have lost there home's ✌️🇬🇧👍

[cornebod]

First they complain about the drought now they complain about the rain.... There's just no pleasing them humans 😕