The Gulf Time Newspaper One of the finest business newspapers in the UAE brought to you by our professional writers and editors.
Bloomberg
California faces heavy rain and ferocious winds as a powerful storm system adds to recent downpours that have burst levees and triggered mudslides.
The deluge was set to continue in parts of the state, and “considerable flooding impacts are likely,†the National Weather Service said in a statement. Heavy snowfall in some mountain areas could make travel impossible at times, it added.
Officials evacuated low-lying neighbourhoods in a handful of communities and urged Californians to stay off the roads, saying the storm could be one of the biggest in five years.
While drought-stricken California desperately needs rain and snow, the last two weeks have brought a parade of storms that’s unleashed more water than some areas can handle. The storms are refilling depleted reservoirs and boosting the state’s mountain snowpack, but they’re also causing chaos on roads and have led to at least one death.