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Before the rains started, California had been in an extreme drought. [16] Due to the storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on January 4, 2023. [17] President Joe Biden then declared a state of emergency in 17 California counties on January 9, 2023. [18]
The Hansen Bridge is one of four signle-lane bridges that connect the town of Downieville, California. Originally built in 1935, it was the only bridge to survive the 1937 flood, which destroyed both the Jersey Bridge and the Durgan Bridge. [2] The Hansen Bridge sustained damage in the 1937 flood but was repaired and returned to service by 1938.
Eleven months ago, the Los Angeles area was under water. Nearly a foot of rain fell in just a couple of days in early February. It was a deadly storm that flooded roads, floated cars and triggered ...
A major weakness in the flood control system is at the south end of Aliso Canyon where the creek is confined by steep cliffs and the Aliso Creek golf course. This area has suffered severe flood damage several times in the 20th century. [37] The 1998 flood was the largest on record. [41]
The city’s IT director, who doubles as its emergency services director, pivoted from addressing cybersecurity threats to dealing with flood mitigation, working 24 hours straight.
DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) -- The interstate bridge that washed out in the desert between Los Angeles and Phoenix easily withstood its daily load of thousands of cars and trucks, but the pounding ...
The Sepulveda Dam is a dry dam constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River.Completed in 1941, at a cost of $6,650,561 (equivalent to $137,766,000 in 2023), it is located south of center in the San Fernando Valley, approximately eight miles (13 km) east of the river's source in the western end of the Valley, in Los Angeles, California.
The Bridge Fire is raging through southern California, forcing thousands of evacuations and scorching more than 50,000 acres, as fire authorities hope a burst of humidity will continue to slow its ...