Part of Highway 1, south of Rocky Creek Bridge in Big Sur collapsed during heavy rain over Easter, strandin...
The route was closed in both directions and drivers were stuck on either side of the divide while engineers assessed the damage.
Some stranded motorists had slept in their cars overnight while others were sheltered at the nearby Big Sur Lodge, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.Three luxury houses in southern California have been left teetering periously close to a landslide after heavy rains soaked the region. The US National Weather Service has issued warnings for major flooding and mudslides, hazardous surf and destructive winds.A state of emergency has been declared in Chile as wildfires spread across the country and a rising death toll hits 64.About 92 active fires are burning in various parts of the country and have so far affected roughly 43,000 hectares, Interior Minister Carolina Tohá said.
Scientists say climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon are driving forces behind an increasingly warm planet, making events such as heatwaves and fires more likely.A woman leans on a burnt car after a forest fire reached the neighborhood of Villa Independencia in Vina del Mar, Chile,Firefighters take a break after fighting the flames of a forest fire reaching Vina del Mar.
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