Thousands without power in California as it braces for next onslaught of storms

At least six people have died since new year and more than 560,000 homes without power as atmospheric river' expected to hit

Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power in California early on Sunday as the area braced for the next onslaught of severe weather.

More than 560,000 homes were reported to be still without power in California as of 5.06am ET (10.06am GMT), according to data from PowerOutage.us.