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Rains, Flash Floods Hit Fire-Ravaged Northern California

Heavy rains and flash flooding hit Northern California Thursday, forcing evacuations and road closures in the area devastated by recent wildfires, including the Camp Fire and the Ferguson Fire. Officials sent swift-water rescue teams to evacuate people trapped in vehicles and in homes after a downpour near Paradise, the town of 27,000 that was destroyed by the Camp Fire earlier this month. Butte County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brad Meyer told KHSL/KNVN television stations in Chico that about a...

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