The deaths have been reported across the state — from San Bernardino County in the south to Mendocino County in the north, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
The 1990s was possibly the last time California had this much rain at once, he said.
Josh Edelson / AFP - Getty ImagesAnother 34,000 people remained under evacuation orders across the state, Newsom said Tuesday.
The parent was rescued, but the boy vanished in surging floodwaters, county sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla said.
The sheriff’s office resumed a search Tuesday morning after “extreme” weather hampered the effort Monday, Cipolla said.