Officials in California distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told residents to have their go-bags ready as the state prepares for an atmospheric river that could bring heavy rain, winds and flooding to areas recently ravaged by wildfires Read More
California’s burn scars brace for flooding as freezing rain and snow head for Oregon … from the Independent Ben Finley and John Raby
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