Thousands remain evacuated as flood ravages San Jose

In San Jose, firefighters were forced to rescue five people from the fast-rising waters of the Coyote Creek after a homeless encampment on its banks was inundated and also pulled more than a dozen people out of flooded homes in a neighborhood near Senter and Phelan.

“In the history of San Jose, I don’t know if its been bigger, but this is probably in the top 10”, Matlow said. The Silicon Valley Auto Dealers Association has contributed $100,000.

South of San Francisco the US 101 was temporarily closed Wednesday after flood waters covered the lanes in both directions.

Alti Sharma said his parked auto was submerged by the floods.

“We couldn’t even pass through, let alone go inside”, said Martha Mendoza, who lives in the Rock Springs area.

Two evacuation centres, the Mayfair and Shirakawa, would close, while two other, James Lick High and Evergreen High, remained open.

Trash-strewn floodwaters inundated city blocks in California’s third-largest city, as firefighters in inflatable boats on Tuesday ferried stranded residents to dry ground.

“It’s very serious”, county Sheriff Brian Martin said of the potential for flooding.

More than 1 1/2 inches of rain had fallen in the Coyote Creek watershed in the 12 hours before the rain stopped Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Intense rainfall across California has caused localised flooding across the central and southern regions of the state.

Schoolchildren get caught in heavy rain during a school excursion in Los Angeles.

The water may recede by Thursday. He added that the water isn’t expected to spill over the levees but will likely increase pressure on them, causing possible breaks in any weak places.

The residences under the mandatory evacuation are near a creek that appears to have been breached, Mayor Sam Liccardo said. “Our vehicle is here and we didn’t know this was happening”, Sharma said. “Everybody in this city is working hard to do whatever we can to safeguard our residents”. Rescue boats went from house to house in the Nordale community, picking up people who were trapped in their homes. Here is a video shared on the Twitter which shows Flooding in San Jose.

Those being rescued in San Jose now have another concern. According to city officials, there were no injuries, although at least 300 homes were reportedly damaged by flooding.

The Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing declared an inclement weather episode, which means an additional 292 shelters beds will be made available in various locations through Saturday morning.

“They are being decontaminated because this is polluted water”, Low says. Were there blockages? What were the issues that contributed to flows coming out of the channel at that point?