California deluged: Scenes from weeks of relentless rain

A view of a mudslide and damaged houses along Beach Dr. in Seacliff after flooding, in a region saturated after three weeks of storms, in Aptos, California, January 16.  REUTERS/Daniel Dreifuss

An abandoned car sits trapped on the street in overflow water from the San Diego River in San Diego, California, January 16.   REUTERS/Mike Blake

Chad Armstrong points out the heigh markers for the Carmel River in a region saturated after three weeks of storms in Carmel Valley, California, January 16.  REUTERS/Daniel Dreifuss

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

Angelo Pizarro sweeps up debris and dry wall from a room after it flooded along the Carmel River in a region saturated after three weeks of storms in Carmel Valley, California, January 16.  REUTERS/Daniel Dreifuss

An aerial view of a storm-damaged area of California's central coast, in Capitola, California, January 19. REUTERS/Leah Mills

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

Chad Armstrong walks through his property which was damaged due to the flooding of the Carmel River in a region saturated after three weeks of storms in Carmel Valley, California, January 16.  REUTERS/Daniel Dreifuss

A aerial view of Carmel River in Carmel Valley where several homes were damaged due to flooding in a region saturated after three weeks of storms in Carmel Valley, California, January 16.  REUTERS/Daniel Dreifuss

People deal with a flooded street as they check out of a hotel in San Diego, California, January 16.   REUTERS/Mike Blake

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

Emily Jean Pierre and her dog Vixen walk near the Russian River where it flooded Johnson's beach in Guerneville, California, January 15. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A submerged and abandoned car is seen in floodwaters near a vineyard after winter storms in Forestville, California, January 13. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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

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

People deal with a flooded street as they check out of a hotel in San Diego, California, January 16.   REUTERS/Mike Blake

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