{"id":2006584,"date":"2023-08-21T00:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T04:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-earthquake-shakes-ground-while-tropical-storm-hilary-causes-severe-flooding\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T00:40:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T04:40:58","slug":"california-earthquake-shakes-ground-while-tropical-storm-hilary-causes-severe-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-earthquake-shakes-ground-while-tropical-storm-hilary-causes-severe-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"California quake shakes ground, Hilary&#8217;s storm floods severely."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-earthquake-shakes-ground-while-tropical-storm-hilary-causes-severe-flooding%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Residents Face Dual Threats: Earthquake and Tropical Storm<\/h2>\n<p>California \u2063residents found\u200c themselves in the midst of a harrowing situation on Sunday as a powerful earthquake rattled the Los Angeles County\u200b area while Tropical Storm Hilary \u2062wreaked havoc \u200cwith heavy rains and\u200c severe flooding.<\/p>\n<p>While there have \u2062been no \u200breports of fatalities in the Golden State, authorities are sounding the alarm, \u2064warning that the storm poses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agents-rescue-toddlers-dropped-from-14-foot-barrier-at-border-into-u-s\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Agents Rescue Toddlers Dropped From 14-Foot Barrier At Border Into U.S.\">life-threatening situation<\/a>. In\u200d fact, some experts believe that this could be one of\u200d the worst storms to hit California in\u200c recent years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;HEADS UP!!!!! DANGEROUS FLOODING IN THE AREA BETWEEN\u2062 POINT DUME&#8230;POINT MUGU&#8230;CAMARILLO&#8230;WESTLAKE VILLAGE&#8230;SOMIS\u2063 AND SPANISH HILLS&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The National\u2063 Weather \u2064Service Los Angeles posted this urgent message on social\u200c media Sunday night.\u2064 &#8220;THIS \u2063IS\u2062 LIFE THREATENING FLOODING!!!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Southern California \u2063has\u2064 borne the brunt of\u200c the flooding as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-earthquake-shakes-ground-while-tropical-storm-hilary-causes-severe-flooding\/\" title=\"California quake shakes ground, Hilary's storm floods severely.\">tropical storm made<\/a> its way up from Baja\u2064 California in Mexico. San Diego Mayor\u200b Todd Gloria expressed his surprise at the\u2063 unusually heavy rainfall\u2064 for\u2064 the middle of \u200dsummer, admitting that the area was \u2062ill-prepared \u2064for such conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not accustomed\u2062 to \u2063this \u200blevel of \u200cprecipitation,&#8221; he told CNN. &#8220;Our\u200b infrastructure is not designed to\u200d handle this kind of rainfall.&#8221; Mayor Gloria also expressed concerns about potential\u2062 power \u200doutages in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating on social\u200b media depict the devastating impact of the flooding on roads and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Over 7 million people\u2064 are currently under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-areas-under-flood-watches-as-tropical-storm-elsa-continues-moving-northeast\/\" title=\"New England areas under flood watches as Tropical Storm Elsa continues moving northeast\">flash flood warning<\/a>\u200d until early Monday morning. The \u200cstorm is expected to continue \u2062its path into the Southwest throughout the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as Tropical Storm Hilary\u2019s path became clear, my \u200cAdministration took immediate action to prepare: deploying \u2064personnel\u2064 and supplies, and planning rapid response and search-and-rescue efforts,&#8221; \u2063President\u200d Joe Biden \u2064announced on X Sunday \u200bnight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My \u200dAdministration stands ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-they-dont-believe-russian-government-was-involved-in-colonial-pipeline-hack\/\" title=\"Biden Says They Don\u2019t Believe Russian Government Was Involved In Colonial Pipeline Hack\">provide additional assistance<\/a> and will continue coordinating with California, \u200bNevada, and Arizona. We will also closely monitor the Southern \u200dCalifornia earthquake\u200b and its potential impacts,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The earthquake, centered in Ojai, approximately 80 miles northwest \u2063of Los Angeles, shook parts of Los \u2063Angeles and Ventura counties. According to the United States\u2063 Geological \u200bSurvey, it registered a magnitude of\u200d 5.1, followed \u2063by at least\u200b six aftershocks with \u2063magnitudes of 3.0 or greater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California residents faced a terrifying situation on Sunday with an earthquake in Los Angeles County and severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hilary. 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