Crushed by falling trees. Drowned in floodwaters. The deadly toll of California storms worsens
The deadly toll from California storms grows to 18
Seen in an aerial view, workers inspect a railway bridge over Hopper Creek that is covered in storm debris near Fillmore on Wednesday. (David McNew / Getty Images)
Matt O’Brien shovels mud from a friend’s driveway after the San Lorenzo River overflowed in the Felton Grove neighborhood of Felton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Nic Coury / Associated Press)
Two Chatsworth residents view the sinkhole that swallowed two cars on Iverson Road south of Zaltana Street, beneath the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 . (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
A lone person walks near driftwood storm debris washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 . (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
Erick Quiroa, foreground, left, with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services, helps to remove branches from an oak tree that was destroyed due to a mudslide above Nichols Canyon Rd. on Wednesday. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Following days of rain, floodwaters cover streets in the Planada community of Merced County, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Noah Berger / Associated Press)
