Rain Floods Roads and Homes, Forcing Out 500
- Share via
At least 500 people were forced to evacuate their homes after rain washed out roads and flooded homes, with the most severe flooding in the southern town of Keene. At least one person died in the state when a car went off a washed-out bridge, officials said.
Gov. John Lynch declared a state of emergency and called in 500 National Guard members for help.
Some of Keene’s major roads were under 4 to 6 feet of water, fire officials said, and part of its downtown was underwater.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
