California battered by deadly storms

Tens of thousands of people remain without power and mass evacuations are under way as the most populous U.S. state continues to be hit by a series of destructive winter storms


Jan 9: More than 100,000 people without power. State officials report at least 14 deaths

Under flood watch: Around 90 percent of California’s population – some 34 million people

Evacuations: Roughly 25,000 people ordered to leave their homes, including entire town of Montecito and nearby areas of Santa Barbara coast


Five-day precipitation forecast*
cm	inches 
25+ 	10+
12.5 	5 
7.5 	3 
5.  	2 
2.5 	1

OREGON
Medford
Redding 
Chico
Eureka
Reno
Carson City
Sacramento
PACIFIC OCEAN
San Francisco
San Jose
NEVADA
Santa Cruz
Fresno
Las Vegas
Bakersfield
Monterey
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara 
Montecito
San Diego
U.S. 
MEXICO
ARIZONA
200km 125 miles


*Valid from 12:00GMT Jan 10 to 12:00GMT Jan 15. Forecast as of 09:43GMT Jan 10 

Sources: BBC, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Reuters 
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