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Tell us: have you been affected by the storm and flooding in California and Arizona this February?

Men in Bevery Hills attempt to clear debris from a mudslide as a powerful atmospheric river storm hit Southern California on 5 February 2024.
Men in Bevery Hills attempt to clear debris from a mudslide as a powerful atmospheric river storm hit Southern California on 5 February 2024. Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA

A deadly, atmospheric-river fuelled storm caused chaos across California on Monday, battering the state with record amounts of rain, destructive mudslides, and violent winds that left at least three people dead from falling trees.

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for eight counties in southern California in response to the recent storms, covering Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

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