The latest in a string of Pacific storms blamed for at least 12 deaths soaked California on Monday, prompting evacuations of some 25,000 people, including the entire town of Montecito and nearby areas of the Santa Barbara coast, due to heightened flood and mudslide risks, Reuters reported.
In Photos: Flooding in California
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Residents look at abandoned cars on a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, Jan. 9, 2023.
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The owners of Venus Pie Trap place sandbags in front of their restaurant in the Rio Del Mar neighborhood of Aptos, Jan. 9, 2023.
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A man wades through a flooded street in the Rio Del Mar neighborhood of Aptos, Jan. 9, 2023.
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Max Barnett is pulled on a surfboard by driver Riley Johnson down a flooded street after the threat of mudslides prompted evacuation orders in east Santa Barbara, January 9, 2023.
