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| Mudslides and floods hit southern California | Mudslides and floods hit southern California |
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| Heavy rains in southern California have triggered mudslides and flooding, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes. | Heavy rains in southern California have triggered mudslides and flooding, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes. |
| The body was found in a drainage canal in a southern suburb of Los Angeles. | The body was found in a drainage canal in a southern suburb of Los Angeles. |
| Another hard-hit area was the town of Camarillo Springs, 50 miles (80km) north-west of Los Angeles, where a mudslide left 18 homes uninhabitable. | Another hard-hit area was the town of Camarillo Springs, 50 miles (80km) north-west of Los Angeles, where a mudslide left 18 homes uninhabitable. |
| The same storm closed major highways and caused power cuts in the San Francisco area on Thursday. | The same storm closed major highways and caused power cuts in the San Francisco area on Thursday. |
| More than 200,000 people were still without power on Friday further north in Oregon and Washington state. | More than 200,000 people were still without power on Friday further north in Oregon and Washington state. |
| National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Jackson said that rain had been falling at a rate of nearly two inches (50mm) an hour near Camarillo Springs, before a river of mud and rocks hit the community. | |
| Officials ordered the evacuation of more than 100 homes in the town. Further east in Glendora, another 1,000 people were told to leave following mudslides. | Officials ordered the evacuation of more than 100 homes in the town. Further east in Glendora, another 1,000 people were told to leave following mudslides. |
| In Los Angeles, rescue teams saved two people from the Los Angeles River. | In Los Angeles, rescue teams saved two people from the Los Angeles River. |
| Three deaths have already been blamed on the harsh weather, including homeless man and son killed in Oregon on Thursday morning when a tree toppled onto their tent. | Three deaths have already been blamed on the harsh weather, including homeless man and son killed in Oregon on Thursday morning when a tree toppled onto their tent. |