California officials have warned residents not to let their guard down as storm conditions eased on Wednesday morning across the state - but more rain and mountain snow were on the way later in the day.
The storm, which has unleashed biblical proportions of rain over the past three days, was expected to continue impacting California until Thursday or Friday. Collapsing hillsides were still a threat due to the heavy saturation of the ground.
At least four people have died. One person was killed trying to cross the US-Mexico border across the Tijuana River channel, and three people from falling trees in northern California amid hurricane-force winds.
The storm, caused by a massive atmospheric river, has led to one of the wettest two-day periods in southern California’s record.
In Los Angeles’ Westwood neighbourhood, nearly 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, according to US Stormwatch. Over 400 mudslides have cascaded through the city, leaving an unknown number of homes damaged.
