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Emily Olson

Rescuers search for a 5-year-old swept away by floodwaters in California storms

Local resident Fidel Osorio rescues a dog from a flooded home in Merced, California, on Tuesday. Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

Rescuers resumed searching for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away in floodwaters as another powerful storm continues to batter California, with communities flooded, millions under flood warnings and power out for more than 100,000 customers in the state.

A search for the boy was called off after five hours on Monday because of dangerous water levels, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office said.

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