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Oct 25, 2021 - Energy & Environment

In photos: Drought-ravaged California lashed by major storm

Rebecca Falconer
Workers try to divert water into drains as rain pours down on October 24, 2021 in Marin City, California.

Workers try to divert water into drains as rain pours down on Oct. 24 in Marin City, Calif. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A major storm system was pummeling Northern California and parts of the Pacific Northwest with heavy rains overnight.

The big picture: The "atmospheric river" storms, associated with a record-strong "bomb cyclone" offshore from the Pacific Northwest, have brought flooding and mudslides to parts of California that were razed by recent wildfires and in severe drought. It's also caused widespread power outages in California and Washington state.

A pedestrian walks on a flooded street on October 24, 2021 in Kentfield, California.
A pedestrian walks on a flooded street on Oct. 24 in Kentfield, Calif. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tree workers cut up a tree that fell across a road in Ross, California, on Oct. 24.
Tree workers cut up a tree that fell across a road in Ross, Calif., on Oct. 24. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The swollen San Anselmo creek touches the bottom of businesses on October 24, 2021 in San Anselmo, California.
The swollen San Anselmo Creek touches the bottom of businesses on Oct. 24 in San Anselmo, Calif. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A truck driving through a flooded street in Mill Valley, California, on Oct. 24.
A truck drives through a flooded street in Mill Valley, Calif., on Oct. 24. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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