Tropical Storm Rosa in the Southwest: stalling drivers on flooded roads



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Heavy rain and risk of flood threatening the southwest
  • Tropical Storm Rosa flooded the roads of the southwest when the outer bands of the system arrived on Sunday.
  • Some drivers stalled on flooded roads in Yuma, Arizona, and trees were felled.
  • Schools were closed in the states of Baja California and Sonora in Mexico.

Dangerous floods began in the southwest of the country when Tropical Storm Rosa approached a landing on Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

Thousands of homes and businesses were without electricity in the Yuma area Sunday afternoon, according to the utility company APS. Motorists had trouble navigating on water-covered roads when the flood started in Yuma.

"I saw cars stalling .. I was afraid of stalling"Paige Limbaugh, a resident of Yuma, told KYMA-TV." I saw a few people push their car away, trying to get out of it like that. There is just – there is no way. "

(MORE: Where will Rosa go next?)

Trees were slaughtered Sunday in the Yuma region and the city of about 100,000 inhabitants located in southwestern Arizona is expected to experience heavy rainfall in the coming days.

"I have been working here for 25 years and have never seen anything like this," Josh Magna, maintenance worker, told KYMA.

Rosa has also brought heavy rainfall to parts of southern California. The floodwaters swept sections of Highway 95 in San Bernardino County early Monday morning, depositing rocks and other debris on the road.

According to the Associated Press, schools have been closed in the states of Baja California and Sonora in Mexico just before the storm arrives. Authorities urged people not to drive during the storm, especially along the Mexican coastal road.


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