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Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in central California after heavy flooding caused by seven days of record amounts of rainfall and major storms. Ruptly received drone footage from Hollister, California from Thursday showing just how widespread and dangerous the effects of this unexpectedly huge amount of precipation have become. The rainfall comes amid a serious water crisis - the Golden State has experienced six straight years of drought, which have caused many acquifers and reservoirs to dry up across the state. However, despite warnings issued by the National Weather Service to residents saying that rivers will continue to overflow as ore rainfall is forecast for the coming days, this rare period of intense precipation may not significantly alleviate the water burden caused by the drought.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited Nemours, 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the south of Paris, where residents had to be evacuated after the Loing river burst its banks.
Here in France parts of the country have been hit with some of the heaviest flooding in years. Northern France and some suburbs of Paris have been worst hit; with rescue services heading out to thousands of homes.
Residents of the foothills near Los Angeles were evacuated as a powerful storm triggered mudslides. Recent fires left the soil barren in the hills and the terrain is more vulnerable during heavy rain episodes. Duration: 00:36
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