China News Agency, San Francisco, January 8 (Xinhua) California, the United States has recently been hit by multiple winter storms. Governor Gavin Newsom said on the 8th that in the past 10 days, 12 people have died in the state due to severe weather.

In the coming week, the storm will continue to rage in California.

　　Beginning in late 2022, multiple winter storms have hit much of California, with Northern California being particularly hard hit.

According to data from the US National Weather Service, since December 26, 2022, the cumulative rainfall in San Francisco, Northern California has exceeded 25 centimeters, and the cumulative snowfall in the ski resort Mammoth Mountain has approached 3 meters.

The continuous bad weather has caused damage to buildings in many places in California, downed trees, blocked roads, canceled or delayed a large number of flights, and caused casualties in some areas.

　　Reuters reported that California officials said at a press conference on the 8th that as of the afternoon of that day, about 424,000 customers in California were still without power.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Pacific Gas and Electric deployed 4,000 crews to restore power.

　　California officials said that a severe storm will affect California on the 9th.

The storm prompted flood warnings for large swathes of northern and central California.

Before the 10th, the Sierra Nevada may increase by 1.5 meters of snow.

Before the 11th, parts of the Sacramento area may receive 15 centimeters to 30 centimeters of rain.

Hannah Chandler-Coolley, a staff member of the local weather department, said that Sacramento and the San Joaquin Valley are expected to experience destructive winds between 72 kilometers per hour and 97 kilometers per hour from the evening of the 8th to the morning of the 9th.

A few days later, California will also be hit by the "Atmospheric River" for the sixth time in the near future.

　　The Associated Press reported on the 8th that about 13,000 residents in flood-prone areas of Sonoma County in Northern California have received evacuation warnings.

In the next few days, the water level in some parts of the local river is expected to surge and overflow the river bank.

Affected by the snow and ice, some sections of Route 395 in eastern California were forced to close, and the traffic department reminded motorists to avoid driving on mountain roads.

　　Newsom declared a state of emergency in California on the 4th to better deal with winter storms.

He said on the 8th that he had requested the White House to issue a federal emergency declaration in response to the disaster in California.

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