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SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego on Monday announced a state of emergency due to extreme rainfall and flash flooding.
Mayor Todd Gloria says the city has activated its Emergency Operations Center.
“Our emergency responders will continue to address the impacts around the clock,” Gloria said. “The American Red Cross has set up an evacuation center at Lincoln High School for residents who have been displaced by the flooding. I strongly urge residents to please avoid any flooded areas and any unnecessary travel.”
The city will coordinate with other local, state and federal agencies to “ensure a comprehensive and effective response to the flooding reported in neighborhoods across San Diego,” according to Gloria.
Hundreds of rescues were performed from flooded homes on Beta and surrounding streets in the Southcrest neighborhood, as well as 24 rescues from the Tijuana and San Diego Rivers and from vehicles on flooded roadways, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said. No deaths have been reported at this time.
Residents across the county felt the impact of the storm that brought extremely wet conditions. It caused a number of roads and schools to close, delays on freeways and thousands without electricity.
As of 3:03 p.m., rainfall totals range from a little less than an inch in Borrego Palm Canyon to nearly five inches in Point Loma, according to National Weather Service San Diego.
FOX 5 captured videos of a bicyclist riding through a flooded street, water covering over half of a parked vehicle, a man using a paddleboard as a means of transportation and people carrying luggage through water up to their waist.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
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