Some California residents’ homes are blocked by mounds of snow, leaving them shut in for about 11 days. Anita Hodson provided a video to CNN that shows walls of snow surrounding houses in Crestline. Elsewhere in California, heavy snow closed Interstate 80 in Sierra and parts of Highway 88 in the northern part of the state over the weekend. Search crews have rescued Californians stranded for days in multiple feet of snow after back-to-back storms plastered the state’s mountain communities and trapped many in their homes. A pair of teen hikers were rescued by helicopter from the snow-plastered San Bernardino mountains. Authorities also rescued a man stuck in a car in Inyo County.The dramatic rescues come as California is struggling to dig out residents in mountain communities after storms battered the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared states of emergency in 13 counties. Neighbors are helping each other while grappling with closed roads, downed power lines and roof collapses.The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report.
Some California residents’ homes are blocked by mounds of snow, leaving them shut in for about 11 days.
Anita Hodson provided a video to CNN that shows walls of snow surrounding houses in Crestline.
Elsewhere in California, heavy snow closed Interstate 80 in Sierra and parts of Highway 88 in the northern part of the state over the weekend.
Search crews have rescued Californians stranded for days in multiple feet of snow after back-to-back storms plastered the state’s mountain communities and trapped many in their homes.
A pair of teen hikers were rescued by helicopter from the snow-plastered San Bernardino mountains. Authorities also rescued a man stuck in a car in Inyo County.
The dramatic rescues come as California is struggling to dig out residents in mountain communities after storms battered the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared states of emergency in 13 counties. Neighbors are helping each other while grappling with closed roads, downed power lines and roof collapses.
The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report.
