California storms latest - in pictures

  • A view of a mudslide and damaged houses in Aptos, California. Reuters
    A view of a mudslide and damaged houses in Aptos, California. Reuters
  • Houses damaged by flooding in Aptos. Reuters
    Houses damaged by flooding in Aptos. Reuters
  • A snowboarder descends a mountain after one of the most significant storms of the season in Big Bear Lake. AP
    A snowboarder descends a mountain after one of the most significant storms of the season in Big Bear Lake. AP
  • More than 43 centimetres of snow fell on Big Bear over the past few days. AP
    More than 43 centimetres of snow fell on Big Bear over the past few days. AP
  • Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Academy pupils participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, despite the bad weather. AP
    Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Academy pupils participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, despite the bad weather. AP
  • A man cleans up a flood-hit house in Carmel Valley. Reuters
    A man cleans up a flood-hit house in Carmel Valley. Reuters
  • A child rides his off-road motorcycle around his flooded home in Brentwood. AP
    A child rides his off-road motorcycle around his flooded home in Brentwood. AP
  • A woman carries a sand bag to her flooded home in Brentwood. AP
    A woman carries a sand bag to her flooded home in Brentwood. AP
  • A resident attempts to pump the water from around his home in Brentwood. AP
    A resident attempts to pump the water from around his home in Brentwood. AP
  • A man carries a child from their home in Brentwood. AP
    A man carries a child from their home in Brentwood. AP
  • The Russian River, swollen with floodwaters, flows past the town of Guerneville. Reuters
    The Russian River, swollen with floodwaters, flows past the town of Guerneville. Reuters
  • An eroding sea cliff behind the wharf in Capitola. AFP
    An eroding sea cliff behind the wharf in Capitola. AFP
  • Trees that were swept into the ocean by recent storms have washed ashore on the beach in Capitola. AFP
    Trees that were swept into the ocean by recent storms have washed ashore on the beach in Capitola. AFP
  • A child holds a tree trunk that was swept into the ocean by recent storms. AFP
    A child holds a tree trunk that was swept into the ocean by recent storms. AFP
  • The First World War-era concrete ship, the SS Palo Alto, formerly lying at the end of Seacliff Pier, lies sunken and deteriorating at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos. AFP
    The First World War-era concrete ship, the SS Palo Alto, formerly lying at the end of Seacliff Pier, lies sunken and deteriorating at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos. AFP
  • A damaged lifeguard tower on Seacliff Pier in Aptos. AFP
    A damaged lifeguard tower on Seacliff Pier in Aptos. AFP
  • The Capitola Pier, built in 1857, was damaged in recent storms. AFP
    The Capitola Pier, built in 1857, was damaged in recent storms. AFP
  • Soggy Californians endured their ninth successive storm in a three-week period at the weekend. AFP
    Soggy Californians endured their ninth successive storm in a three-week period at the weekend. AFP
  • Workers clear the remains of a several hundred-year-old tree after it fell during a storm in Los Angeles. EPA
    Workers clear the remains of a several hundred-year-old tree after it fell during a storm in Los Angeles. EPA
  • Cars damaged in the storm. EPA
    Cars damaged in the storm. EPA
  • California has been hit with a series of what meteorologists call atmospheric rivers, bringing heavy rain, wind and widespread flooding. EPA
    California has been hit with a series of what meteorologists call atmospheric rivers, bringing heavy rain, wind and widespread flooding. EPA
  • A woman clears debris and helps in her neighbourhood as the San Lorenzo River rises in Felton Grove. Reuters
    A woman clears debris and helps in her neighbourhood as the San Lorenzo River rises in Felton Grove. Reuters
  • A building surrounded by floodwaters in Guerneville. Reuters
    A building surrounded by floodwaters in Guerneville. Reuters