Southern California is bracing for more flooding as a tropical storm approaches. From Coast to Desert, Hilary Soaks
Tropical Storm Hilary flooded dry Mexico and Southern California from the coast to the mountains and deserts, prompting rescuers to retrieve people from swollen rivers.
Los Angeles (AP)— Tropical Storm Hilary flooded dry Mexico and Southern California from the coast to the mountains and deserts, prompting rescuers to retrieve people from swollen rivers.
Even as the storm weakens, millions feared more flooding and mudslides Monday.
The storm made landfall Sunday in a sparsely populated area 150 miles (250 kilometers) south of Ensenada in Mexico's parched Baja California Peninsula.
One drowned. It then crossed mudslide-prone Tijuana, threatening hillside improvised dwellings south of the U.S. border.
The first tropical storm to reach Southern California in 84 years, Hilary dumped over 3 inches (7.6 cm) of rain on Palm Springs, a desert tourist city, by Sunday evening.
Some roads were washed out by rain and debris, leaving automobiles stuck in standing water.
Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage pumped floods from the emergency room.
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