One of California's strongest storms in years - dubbed a "bombogenesis"
or "weather bomb" - has hit the state, killing at least four people and
bringing torrential rain and floods.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39010887

Power cuts hit 150,000 households and sinkholes swallowed cars.

Hundreds of homes were evacuated amid fear of mud slides near Los Angeles.

More gusts, heavy rain and flash floods are expected on Saturday but the
storm is due to subside by Sunday.

More than 300 flights have been disrupted at Los Angeles International
Airport, and major roads have closed.

One man was killed after a tree fell and pulled a power line on to his
car in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles.

A second person died in a vehicle when it was submerged by a flash flood
in the town of Victorville.

Another motorist at the same junction was saved after climbing on to the
roof of his car.

Two others died in car accidents in the San Diego area.

Ryan Maue, a meteorologist for WeatherBell Analytics, told the Los
Angeles Times that 10 trillion gallons of rain would fall on California
in the next week, enough to power Niagara Falls for 154 days.


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