Severe storms will continue to hit California this spring, so experts recommend taking steps to be prepared for heavy rains.
The storms have brought serious consequences such as the rupture of the Rio Para dam, which affected more than 16,000 people due to evacuation orders, causing the state governor, Gavin Newsom, to declare a state of emergency.
So far there are 33 shelters in 14 counties in the state, around 15,800 people in evacuation and at least 6,800 without electrical power, said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, spokeswoman for the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services "Cal OES", in a press conference organized by Ethnic Media Services in which experts met to talk about the storms that have hit the state.
The situation is not simple, because according to Vance Taylor, head of the Office of Access and Functional Needs of Cal OES, the rains will impact the entire state, which will cause the number of people to