In California, fire-affected areas were under water: PHOTO

California, recently affected by devastating forest fires, has rained heavily. This led to sudden floods and the evacuation of thousands of people.

Three weeks after the destructive Camp fire broke out, a flood began in California, which blocked the 99 highway in Butte County, issuing evacuation orders and speeding it up along several roads. USA Today. The sheriff’s office found it difficult to say how many people were at risk due to flooding.

According to the meteorological services, residents in the Camp-affected area should be on their guard for life-threatening floods of streams, roads and slopes. Heavy rain can also cause landslides in steep terrain.

According to Rick Carhart, a spokesman for the California Department of Forest Protection, floods swept entire areas of the state in a very short amount of time, writes "Voice of America».

Rescue teams sent, including, to the Chico region. This city is located near Paradise, almost destroyed three weeks ago as a result of a powerful forest fire. A natural disaster led to the death of at least 88 people, almost 14 thousands of houses were burned in the fire.

Rescue services also received reports of fallen trees near the city of Magalia, 225 km northeast of San Francisco. This area also suffered during a recent fire.

Heavy rains hit Thursday in southern areas of the state, near Los Angeles. Three weeks ago, several forest fires also occurred in this region. Authorities reported several car accidents that occurred in flood-affected areas.

West of Los Angeles, a flood near the city of Montecito suffered from a flood. In January of this year, more than 20 people died there due to a landslide, two residents of this area are still missing.

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