As Hurricane Hilary rages, the heavy rain, along with mud and debris, caused severe flooding in Southern California that national parks, downtown Los Angeles, roads, and many homes are being overwhelmed by water.
Hurricane Hilary brought a massive amount of water onto steep mountains, including areas that don’t usually get much rain.
The rain Hurricane Hilary brought was extremely heavy and fell very quickly, causing the Whitewater River to overflow and affect Interstate 10.
Additionally, as an aftermath of Hurricane Hilary, residents of an elder care facility were trapped overnight due to the flooding and the over foot deep mud.
Extreme rainfall, tornadoes and hail have helped set a record pace for $1 billion disasters in the United States through early August, even before the Maui wildfires and Hurricane Hilary. Multiple disasters occurred consecutively with Hurricane Hilary as the latest.
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Hurricane Hilary have caused heavy rainfall equivalent to almost a year’s worth of rain in a single day.
The rainfall was so extreme that two days after the landfall of Hurricane Hilary, residents of Cathedral City remain trapped due to a landslide, Yahoo News says.
The muds after the Hurricane Hilary are over a foot deep that elderly had to be rescued inside their elderly care facility by three, Yahoo News added.
A total of 46 people is evacuated by the rescuers after they were trapped from their Cathedral City homes after the Hurricane Hilary.
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