ADVERTISEMENTFurther north, a levee along State Route 37 near Novato was breached, flooding a rural field. “We’re basically stranded right now,” said resident Gary Agner, adding that several other roads were closed because of flooding and debris. Trouble also persisted in saturated Northern California, where thousands of people lost power and flooding was possible. Nearly 37 percent of California had no level of drought or abnormal dryness, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday. Even before the height of the storm, mandatory evacuations were ordered near the wildfire area in the Santa Ana Mountains where officials said there was a high risk of debris flows.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 15, 2019 09:22 UTC