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Heavy rain washes across

California

Sunday,

January 1, 2006; Posted: 10:23 p.m. EST (03:23 GMT)

 

GUERNEVILLE, California (AP) --

The second major storm in two days washed across Northern California on Sunday,

prolonging the threat of flooding as residents tried to clean up thick layers

of mud and debris left behind as the first wave of floodwater receded.

Three more inches of rain in the already water-logged region

Sunday pushed the Napa River back toward flood stage in the wine country town of St. Helena.

Levees breached in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, forcing

as many as 100 people to evacuate Twitchell Island, and along the Sacramento River near Collinsville in Solano County. Strong winds had thrashed water over the levee walls, which

began cracking under the pressure, said Paula Toynbee, spokeswoman for the

Solano County Sheriff's Department.

" It's getting worse. It's actually tearing apart, " she said.

Hundreds of homes and businesses across the region had been

inundated Saturday as heavy rain sent the Napa and Russian rivers

spilling over their banks.

In many areas, the rivers and creeks were back within banks,

though some towns remained flooded or flooded again as the rain, heavy at

times, came and went throughout the day Sunday. The Sonoma County town of Guerneville was among those still

fighting floodwater amid pouring rain.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/01/01/western.storms.ap/index.html

 

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