Date uploaded: 2023-01-02 15:56:19
Crews worked to rescue stranded drivers and reopen flooded roadways as the new year began after an intense storm system caused power outages, landslides and flooding in portions of California.
More than 100,000 people were without power in the state on Sunday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us. In Sacramento County, dozens of people trapped in partially or completely submerged vehicles have been rescued, according to Dan Quiggle, deputy fire chief of the Cosumnes Fire Department.
Quiggle said one person was found dead inside a submerged vehicle at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Previously a person was reported missing who was suspected of being swept off a roadway.
The storm wasn't the only natural phenomenon plaguing Northern California on Sunday. About 200 miles northwest of Sacramento, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake closed a bridge while crews conducted safety inspections.
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📸: Hector Amezcua, The Sacramento Bee via AP
