Flash floods inundate homes in San Diego: ‘It’s never been that bad’

Torrential rain swept through a large part of the US on Monday, days after a cold spell

A furious rainstorm unleashed record levels of rain on communities across San Diego county on Monday, inundating homes and overturning cars. Hundreds of people had to be rescued from flooded areas as the San Diego River surged over its banks, fueled by downpours that left the city grappling with the fourth wettest day in history.

States of emergencies have been declared across the county by local officials, and hundreds of unhoused people were displaced when water rushed into homeless shelters. Residents described harrowing escapes from Alpha Project's Bridge Shelter that was quickly overtaken by waist-deep water, which had also previously flooded in 2018, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.