Wet Winter Storm Hits California, Closing Regional Airport and Trapping People in Swollen Rivers

Wet Winter Storm Hits California, Closing Regional Airport and Trapping People in Swollen Rivers
People cross the street with umbrellas in heavy rain in Los Angeles on Feb. 19, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO—Another wet winter storm swamped California with heavy rainfall on Monday, flooding the runways at a regional airport and leading to several rescues on swollen rivers and creeks.

The Santa Barbara airport, on the state’s central coast, closed Monday after as much as 10 inches of rain had fallen in the area by noon, covering the runways with water.