Inundated with water. in victorville, juan and his mother, monica, nervously watched floodwaters inch closer to their home before making all that started within an hour or two, and kept piling up and the water kept coming further back up the street, and just more and more. lives can t be replaced. material objects can. it s better to just replace a house and fix whatever gets damaged than to get somebody drowning over something that s avoidable. california s governor gavin newsom gave this update on the many problems the state is now grappling with a short while ago. there is an old, ancient curse that loosely is translated as, may you live in interesting times. it is certainly interesting times. tornadoes, lightning strikes, worries about wildfires because of
To palm springs next. california s governor, gavin newsom, says the city received more rain in a single hour than at any other time in its history. and look at these pictures from death valley. it s known for its extreme temperatures, but now the desert environment has been inundated with water. this is las vegas the rain there has triggered severe flooding. hundreds of flights have been cancelled in the city. in victorville, near los angeles, juan fayfur and his mother monica nervously watched floodwaters inch closer to their home before making the decision to leave. all that started within one hour or two and kept piling up and up on the
Cathedral city. in los angeles some of the iconic hollywood locations were hit by storm hilary. these pictures are from snapchat and show the hollywood walk of fame. and these pictures are from universal studios a film studio and theme park in la. to palm springs next. california s governor, gavin newsom, says the city received more rain in a single hour than ever before. and look at these pictures from death valley. it s known for its extreme temperatures, but now the desert environment has been inundated with water. this is las vegas the rain there has triggered severe flooding. hundreds of flights have been cancelled at airports in the city. in victorville, near los angeles, some people watched floodwaters inch closer to their home before making the decision to leave.
They show the devastation caused in cathedral city. cars have been abandoned in vast quantities of mud as the flood waters recede. in los angeles some of the iconic hollywood locations were hit by storm hilary. the icon on the screen is because these pictures are taken from snapchat. the hollywood walk of fame there. and look at these pictures from death valley. very hot, now inundated with the water. so unusual to see these pictures there. this is las vegas the rain there has triggered severe flooding. hundreds of flights have been cancelled at airports in the city. in victorville, near los angeles, some people watched floodwaters inch closer to their home
Angeles. this video hoisting one of those cars just moments ago. that is where nbc s steve patterson is right now. steve, what is it like out there right now? reporter: well, dara, this is being billed as the most powerful storm to hit southern california in years. you re talking about mud flows, you re talking about flash flooding, you re talking about power outages. and as you mentioned, that situation behind me, crews pulling cars out of that massive sinkhole. the power of the storm on full display, and it s already proven deadly. this morning, southern california ravaged by rain. parts of the region getting a month s worth of rain in just one day. the rain and wind proving deadly. in victorville, rescue crews discovered a person dead inside a car submerged on a flooded road. and a 55-year-old man was