Storm Hilary drenches Southern California, Mexico

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Storm Hilary made historic landfall in California, inundating regions in the Golden State, including desert towns. A state of emergency was declared with flash flood warnings in effect. - REUTERS

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00:00 Tropical storm Hillary made landfall in California on Sunday, the first storm of its kind to

00:07 hit Los Angeles County since 1939. It triggered flesh floods in mountainous and desert areas

00:14 of the state. The city of Palm Springs typically gets only around four and a half inches of

00:19 rain in a year. But videos on Sunday showed cars driving through flooded streets, and

00:25 it was forecast the area could get six to ten inches from Hillary.

00:30 "A bit unprecedented. We've had storms before, but never anything quite this windy and rainy

00:35 at the same time. I have a friend who just saw a 60-foot carport get blown off of his

00:42 neighbor's house and carried four houses up. And there are also a few very large downed

00:48 trees around the area."

00:50 Authorities on Monday declared a state of emergency for much of Southern California,

00:55 with flesh flood warnings in effect. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the areas expect more

01:02 heavy downpours to come.

01:04 "The city has opened the most emergency temporary shelters for unhoused Angelenos experiencing

01:10 homelessness to provide relief from extreme weather since at least 2020. And we will continue

01:17 to address these issues. Right now, it is critical that Angelenos stay safe and stay

01:23 home unless directed otherwise by safety officials."

01:28 Hundreds of flights in San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles were canceled. Classes in

01:33 San Diego and Los Angeles, the two largest school districts in the state, were also suspended.

01:39 California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday said President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies

01:45 to move personnel and supplies into the region. And as Storm Hillary was closing in, a 5.1

01:51 magnitude quake also shook the region. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

01:57 Before Hillary made its way to California, it swept past the Baja California Peninsula

02:02 in Mexico. One person died amid reports of flesh flooding. Nearly 1,900 people were evacuated

02:09 to shelters, according to Mexico's army.

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