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27,000 to evacuate as another atmospheric river pounds California
Updated On: 16 March, 2023 09:19 AM IST | Watsonville | Agencies
Damaging winds with gusts topping 70 mph (113 kph) blew out windows, and there were numerous reports of falling trees. Power outages hit more than 3,30,000 utility customers in northern and central areas, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide
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A couple take coins out of washing machines inside the flooded Pajaro Coin Laundry Tuesday. Pic/AFP
The latest powerful atmospheric river to drench California put nearly 27,000 people under evacuation orders Tuesday due to flooding and landslide risks. On the central coast, workers hauled truckloads of rocks to plug a broken river levee amid steady rain and wind.
Damaging winds with gusts topping 70 mph (113 kph) blew out windows, and there were numerous reports of falling trees. Power outages hit more than 3,30,000 utility customers in northern and central areas, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide.
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