California’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state and drought-busting rainfall that meant the end of water restrictions for nearly 7 million people.
. Another hillside in the neighborhood also gave way, threatening the foundation of a hilltop home.
as water flooded farmland and agricultural communities. Nearly half of the people under evacuation orders were in Monterey County. Closed sections of the Pacific Coast Highway in the area were expected to reopen Wednesday night. The breach, however, did not prompt crews to inspect and repair levee systems elsewhere as a precaution — even though officials say the state's rural systems have not been broadly upgraded in years.
Damage continued to emerge elsewhere in the state. In the Sequoia National Forest, the Alta Sierra Ski Resort said it would be closed for at least two weeks because of extensive flooding and infrastructure damage, citing the U.S. Forest Service. There is also “massive slide potential” on the highway serving the resort, the resort tweeted.
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