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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore and Maya Yang

Southern California sees third death from atmospheric river storm drenching region

A man wearing a rain poncho walks at Elysian Park to see the rain in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California, on 24 December 2025. Photograph: Apu Gomes/AFP/Getty Images

A strong rain and wind storm, carried by an atmospheric river from the Pacific, has been blamed for a third death in southern California as flooding, road closures and debris flows are reported across the region.

A flood watch was also extended through Thursday for almost all of the area, as more than 11in of rainfall was measured in some parts of Los Angeles county as of Wednesday night and evacuation warnings were issued for mountain communities in San Bernardino county.

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