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Traffic navigates around downed tree limbs along 19th Avenue after a new bout of rainstorms threatens to flood San Francisco, in California, U.S., January 4, 2023. /REUTERS
A massive storm unleashed high winds and torrential rains across California on Thursday, threatening much of the state with flash flooding and mudslides, leaving a child dead and knocking out power to tens of thousands.
The "atmospheric river"- an airborne current of dense moisture flowing from the ocean - was expected to persist, drenching much of California with heavy rains at a rate of 1 inch (2.5 cm) per hour, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, with dangerous, gale-force gusts forecast throughout the day.
Overnight, a child younger than 2 years old was killed when a tree fell on his home in Occidental, a community of about 1,100 people 65 miles (105 km) north of San Francisco, local media reported. Authorities did not provide more specific information.
Some 180,000 homes and businesses were without power early on Thursday, after high winds downed power lines and trees across the state overnight.
(With input from Reuters)
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