have been ordered to leave the area, with firefighters warning mudslides could engulf many homes. the order comes five years to the day after storm induced mudslides ravaged montecito, killing 23 people and destroying more than 100 homes. now, heavy rain is lashing the community, which is home to the duke and duchess of sussex, as well as celebrities, including oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres. this creek next to our house, neverflows, ever. it s probably about nine feet up. we re ready to evacuate. we need to be nicer to mother nature, because mother nature is not happy with us. the latest storms have seen hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in california left without power. i ve never seen anything like it in my life. i ve lived in santa cruz county for 25 years and that was like, insane. there were tree trunks being forced i down the river almost at a rate i
this creek next to our house, neverflows, ever. it s probably about nine feet up. we re ready to evacuate. we need to be nicer to mother nature, because mother nature is not happy with us. the latest storms have seen hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in california left without power. i ve never seen anything like it in my life. i ve lived in santa cruz county for 25 years and that was like, insane. there were tree trunks being forced i down the river almost at a rate i of about one every 30 seconds. president biden has declared a state of emergency for the state, allowing the federal emergency management agency to provide disaster relief. and there s little respite, with forecasters warning of what they re describing as an incoming relentless parade of cyclones, with another storm likely this coming weekend. sylvia lennan spence, bbc news.
mudslides ravaged montecito, killing 23 people and destroying more than 100 homes. now, heavy rain is lashing the community, which is home to the duke and duchess of sussex, as well as celebrities, including oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres. this creek next to our house, neverflows, ever. it s probably about nine feet up. we re ready to evacuate. we need to be nicer to mother nature, because mother nature is not happy with us. the latest storms have seen hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in california left without power. i ve never seen anything like it in my life. i ve lived in santa cruz county for 25 years and that was like, insane. there were tree trunks being forced i down the river almost at a rate i of about one every 30 seconds. president biden has declared a state of emergency for the state, allowing the federal emergency management agency to provide disaster relief.
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rest reaching all corners of the continent and british streets. paul mayers was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2007 for trafficking drugs. it was completely wrong what i did, 100%. did, 100%. antwerp was is number one did, 100%. antwerp was is number one route - did, 100%. antwerp was is number one route into - did, 100%. antwerp was is - number one route into europe. anybody was doing this kind of business, they knew antwerp was easy. business, they knew antwerp was eas . ., business, they knew antwerp was eas. ., , ., easy. today, repentant, he worries the easy. today, repentant, he worries the authorities - easy. today, repentant, he worries the authorities are | easy. today, repentant, he i worries the authorities are not doing enough to secure the port. he takes us on a drive to show us what he is concerned about. , ., , show us what he is concerned about. ,., , .,, i. ., about. the port is open, you go inside, about. the port is open, you go inside. and about. the port