A bomb cyclone shook the drought-stricken state of California in America. 1,80,000 houses and industries lost power due to sudden flood water. Officials are moving those who lost their homes to the rescue centers due to the storm.
A bomb cyclone shook the state of California on Thursday with heavy rains and strong winds.
Electricity supply to 1,80,000 houses and industries was stopped due to sudden flood water.
A two-year-old child died after a tree fell on a house in Sunoma County.
A 19-year-old girl died after the vehicle she was driving got stuck in a waterlogged road and hit a pole in Fairfield, police said.
In 2018, 23 people were killed in a landslide in the coastal town of Montecito due to similar heavy rains.
The authorities are evacuating the people of the area to avoid such a nuisance again.
A 72 km long coastal highway was closed.
In the north, traffic was also stopped on the 101 highway for 40 kilometers due to downed trees.
Officials are issuing instructions to locals to stay at home in areas where roads are likely to be flooded.
More than 70 flights from the San Francisco International Airport were canceled due to wind gusts of 136 kilometers per hour.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.
Nancy Ward, director of emergency services in the California governor’s office, said it was the most severe storm they have seen in the past five years.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed commented that they are preparing for war.
