US: A state of emergency has been declared in California by US President Joe Biden as winter storms continue to batter the nation’s most populous state. In response to the emergency conditions brought on by a series of severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides, Biden has ordered federal assistance to support California, tribal, and local response operations, according to a statement released by the White House late Monday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security will be permitted to coordinate all disaster relief activities thanks to the federal emergency designation.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom declared an emergency on January 4
Due to the catastrophic winter storms, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared an emergency on January 4 for the whole state, which is home to almost 40 million people. In order to aid continuing storm response and recovery activities in the state, he sent a request for a presidential emergency declaration to the White House on Sunday.
According to a statement issued by the governor’s office, 12 people have died since late December as a result of storm-related effects, including flooding, which is more than the total number of civilians who perished in wildfires over the previous two years. Newsom said in the message, “We are in the middle of a deadly barrage of winter storms — and California is using every resource at its disposal to protect lives and limit damage,” As winter storms continued to batter California with heavy rainfall, many areas of the state experienced floods, road closures, and power outages.
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The Governor’s office tweeted on Monday
“California is expecting a stronger and more widespread atmospheric river that will bring strong winds, heavy rain, and thunderstorms,” adding that “this is serious — stay safe, make the necessary preparations, and limit non-essential travel.”
According to PowerOutage.us, a website that compiles real-time data about power outages from utilities across the US, about 100,000 homes and businesses in California were still without power as of Monday. Even though the region was spared from significant devastation, heavy rain and strong winds caused problems with the roads and left thousands of people in Northern California without power on Monday.
Monday classes have been cancelled in numerous school districts throughout the region and at certain particular campuses that are experiencing power outages. Over the previous few weeks, rainfall totals across nearly the entire state of California have been 400–600% above average.
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