California deluged: Scenes from weeks of relentless rain

Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole in Chatsworth, California, January 10, 2023.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A rescue team searches for 5-year-old Kyle Doan who was swept away by raging floodwaters, in San Luis Obispo County, California, January 11. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office

Max Barnett, 23, is pulled on a surfboard by driver Riley Johnson, 23, down a flooded street after the threat of mudslides prompted evacuation orders in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

A home on agricultural land is seen amid flooding from the Salinas River in Salinas, California, January 13.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A country highway on agricultural land is flooded by the Salinas River in Salinas, California, January 13.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A submerged car is seen in floodwaters in Forestville, California, January 13. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

View of flooding from the rainstorm-swollen Sacramento and American Rivers, near downtown Sacramento, California, January 11.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A view shows a torn tarp, remains of a homeless encampment on the banks of the American River, which is swollen by stormwater, in Sacramento, California, January 11. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Rocks from a mudslide cover a lane on Highway 150 near Lake Casitas, California, January 11.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

Water from the rainstorm-swollen Sacramento River surrounds homes in West Sacramento, California, January 11.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Owner Maurice Henao looks at the small boulder resting in his vehicle parked along the Pacific Coustal Highway in Malibu, California, January 10.  REUTERS/David Swanson

Water from the rainstorm-swollen Sacramento River surrounds a home in West Sacramento, California, January 11.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Victoria makes a pile from items she has found in abandoned camps on the riverbank, in Sacramento, California, January 11. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

The Los Angeles River rages Los Angeles, California, January 10.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A drone view of a tree that fell during a winter storm with high winds in Sacramento, California, January 8.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Camilla Shaffer, a resident of Felton, scrapes mud out of her home after major flooding overnight caused by an atmospheric river storm system in Felton, California, January 9. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Abandoned cars are left in a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

Richard Shaffer, a resident of Felton, disassembles a fence after it was brought down in major flooding overnight caused by an atmospheric river storm system in Felton, California, January 9. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Residents look at a tree that fell in high winds during a winter storm in Sacramento, California, January 8. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Melissa Foley, a resident of Felton, cleans up mud that was left by receding floodwaters caused by an atmospheric river storm system in Felton, California, January 9. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Water flows in the rain-swollen Mission Creek after a storm in west Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

A storm-shattered power pole and hanging wires with mud are seen as a Sacramento Municipal Utility District crew repairs downed power lines, following storms in Sacramento, California, January 9. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Mud coats a street during a storm in west Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

A police armoured vehicle drives down a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

A view of a scene where a homeless woman was killed by a falling tree branch during a winter storm, at the bank of the Sacramento River in Sacramento, California, January 8. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Residents stand near a fire truck on a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

Abandoned cars are left in a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

A CalTrans worker inspects the embankment of a road that was washed out by an atmospheric river storm system in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Los Gatos, California, January 9. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

A Sacramento Municipal Utility District crew is repairing downed power lines following storms in Sacramento, California, January 9. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Residents look at abandoned cars on a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9.  REUTERS/Erica Urech

A drone view of residents looking a tree that fell during a winter storm with high winds in Sacramento, California, January 8.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves