Thousands ordered to evacuate as deadly rainstorm causes heavy floods in California – video

Heavy floods continued to affect California on Monday after a deluge of rain left areas almost totally submerged. An estimated 10,000 people around the Montecito, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz areas were given evacuation orders as more rain was forecast. In footage taken on Monday, people could be seen wading through waist-deep water. Tens of thousands of people have been left without power and 12 people have died as a result of violent weather over the past 10 days. Ellen Degeneres, one of several celebrities who live in Montecito, posted a video calling for nature to be treated better

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