California menaced by heavy rain, flooding after relentless deluge

A California plate is seen at an area affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Floodwaters from the Pajaro River are seen in Pajaro, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

A local resident walks through a flooded area as he rescues his birds in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A commercial area affected by floods is seen after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Trucks from the National Guard drive along a flooded street after heavy rain affects the town of Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Floodwaters from the Pajaro River are seen flowing under Highway 1, currently closed by officials, in Monterey County, California, March 14. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

A truck drives through an area affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Construction crew works to repair the levee that broke and caused the nearby community of Pajaro to flood in Monterey County, California, March 14. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Construction crew works to repair the levee that broke and caused the nearby community of Pajaro to flood in Monterey County, California, March 14. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

An agriculture area is seen affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Floodwaters from the Pajaro River are seen flowing under Highway 1, currently closed by officials, in Monterey County, California, March 14. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Floodwaters from the Pajaro River are seen in Pajaro, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Volunteer Gonzalo Fernandez hands out donations to take to other evacuation centers where flood victims are sheltering after the nearby Pajaro River flooded, in Watsonville, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Angels Hair Salon with a damaged facade sits surrounded by floodwaters from the Pajaro River in Pajaro, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Aerial view of broken levee and flooded river in Pajaro, California, March 12. REUTERS/Drone Base

A general view shows flooded streets in Pajaro, California, March 12. @terrywayphoto

A view shows the formation of cloud in Fresno, California, March 12. @awesternlens

A general view of a flooded street in Pajaro, California, March 11. DongWoo Lee/via REUTERS

A member of the California National Guard helps a person to get out of a vehicle stranded on a flooded street near the Pajaro River, California, March 11. California National Guard/via REUTERS

A view shows the overflowing Kern River, as seen from the living room window of a person's house, in Three Rivers, California, March 10. Heidi Crouch via TMX/via REUTERS

A view shows the overflowing Kern River, as seen from the backyard of a person's house, in Kernville, California, March 10. Doug Braden via Tmx

Utility workers stand on the edge of a washed out road damaged by an atmospheric river storm system in Soquel, California, March 10. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

An aerial view of the overflowing Kern River in Kernville, California, March 10. Ethan Reynolds/Instagram

Playground equipments are submerged in the overflowing Kern River in Kernville, California, March 10. @faithfrenchbulldogs/via REUTERS

A cyclist bikes through a flooded sidewalk after an atmospheric river storm system in Hayward, California, March 10. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino