Heavy rain & powerful winds pounding northern California coast in US

San Francisco: In the United States, heavy rain and powerful winds are pounding the northern California coast with forecasters warning people to expect more flooding and mudslides.

The powerful storm system known as a bomb cyclone claimed lives of at least two people, including a toddler who died when a redwood tree fell on his home.

California



has been under a state of emergency since Wednesday. Over 1,60,000 home and businesses have lost power.

Much of the state has been hit by atmospheric rivers - an airborne current carrying dense moisture from the ocean - bringing heavy rain to low-lying areas, powerful winds to San Francisco and snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains.