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Half a season worth of rain in 2 days wreaks havoc in California

Soaked ground raising threat of landslides as downpour hit Los Angeles area
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In this photo provided by the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, a truck is covered in snow in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Hudson Henry/Mammoth Mountain Ski Area via AP)

Rainfall from one of the wettest storms in Southern California history was easing Tuesday after Los Angeles was bombarded with nearly half of its seasonal rainfall in just two days, but forecasters warned of a continuing threat for potentially deadly landslides on super-soaked ground.

The slow-moving storm that parked itself over the region on Monday, dumping record amount of rain on parts of Los Angeles, could linger into Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

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