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Flooding, Mud Slides, Destruction: 11 Photos of California Storms

A powerful rainstorm hit southern California Tuesday, leaving a trail of damage in what had been a drought-stricken area.

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A submerged vehicle is wedged against a bridge pillar in the surging Los Angeles River making it difficult for firefighters to access it on Tuesday. The vehicle was spotted in the river before dawn.
A submerged vehicle is wedged against a bridge pillar in the surging Los Angeles River making it difficult for firefighters to access it on Tuesday. The vehicle was spotted in the river before dawn. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

CALIFORNIA — California residents dealt with flash flooding, mudslides, and destruction after a powerful storm slammed the area with up to 11 inches of rain in some parts of the state.

A swollen Los Angeles River engulfed two cars and sent the twisted wreck of a third car floating straight into a bridge pillar Tuesday, according to an Associated Press report.

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Some roads were washed out, while others were blocked due to mudslides. Toppled trees blocked other roadways.

Residents who at one time were given evacuation orders on account of wildfires were now finding themselves prepared for another evacuation order due to flash flooding.

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Here are 10 more images from the flooding:

A vehicle passes by an evacuation order sign for the canyons in eastern Orange County, Calif., along E. Santiago Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
A local resident surveys the damage to a washed-out road in Silverado Canyon, Calif., Tuesday. (Eugene Garcia/AP)
Crews clear a tree that fell onto Antonio Parkway at La Ventana in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
A homeless person shields themselves from the rain under a wet cover in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. (Damian Dovarganes/AP))
A man fixes the roof of his RV for water leaks as rainfall over downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
A road grader clears mud and debris along a closed E. Santiago Canyon Road at the intersection of Modjeska Canyon Road in eastern Orange County, Calif., as a winter storm brought heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding to Orange County. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
A vehicle makes its way around a mudslide covering part of Silverado Canyon Road in Silverado in eastern Orange County . (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
Los Angeles firefighters wait for the water level to fall while looking down at a submerged vehicle wedged against a bridge pillar in the surging Los Angeles River Tuesday. (Damian Dovarganes)
Residents dig out from a mudslide covering part of Silverado Canyon Road in Silverado, located in eastern Orange County, Calif. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
A vehicle passes by mud and debris that were washed onto E. Santiago Canyon Road in eastern Orange County, Calif. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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