Californians Cleaning Up During Respite From Rain

Californians couldn’t take the time to bask in a rare sunny day Sunday, as many residents were busy cleaning up flood damage or preparing for more rain.

“We don’t have anything bowling us over for now … (but) things can take a turn for the worse at any time,” said Jeff Cohen, spokesman for the state flood center in Sacramento. “We can’t take a break from monitoring and from patrolling levees.”

Cohen said workers around the state were finishing levee repairs and monitoring rivers and landslide-prone hillsides. While the northern California’s major rivers did not rise much from Saturday’s storm, flood experts remained worried about more rain hitting the state Monday.

“There’s going to be runoff from all this,” Cohen said.

Up to 4.5 inches of rain was expected in the southern part of the state today.

“We are certainly encouraging residents to keep an eye on their terrain,” Los Angeles City Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.