California flooding worsened Monday as heavy rains continued in several areas near the coast. With evacuation efforts underway in various counties, multiple roads and schools have been sealed off by authorities.
Both directions of Highway 101 in the Gilroy area have been closed down due to heavy flooding, California Highway Patrol confirmed. The Department of Transportation has listed multiple road closures throughout the state as the death toll due to flash flooding death toll reached 14 as of Monday, according to USA Today.
The closed roads include all lanes on northbound I-5 at Lankershim Boulevard, westbound I-10 connectors to north and southbound I-710 in Alhambra, route 126 in Fillmore from Central Avenue to Hopper Canyon Road, and Highway 150 in both directions from north of Santa Paula to the Ventura-Santa Barbara county line.
Multiple schools remained closed Monday as the rain persisted through the state. All public schools in Santa Barbara county also announced no classes will be scheduled for Tuesday, while educational institutions in Ventura County have not made any announcement so far.
Tiffany Morse, an official of Ojai Unified School District, said authorities would take a decision Tuesday after considering road closures, Ventura County Star reported.
The floods have also caused infrastructural damage across the state, which triggered multiple rescue operations. A large sinkhole opened up in Chatsworth on Monday, swallowing two vehicles and four individuals inside, as per Patch. While two people managed to pull themselves out, the remaining two were taken out by firefighters who conducted “a high-angle rope rescue operation,” the outlet added.
Margaret Stewart, a spokesperson for the fire department, said “the road was continuing to sluff and deteriorate, necessitating an immediate rescue to save their lives.”
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