STORY: Water everywhere you look – for weeks, heavy rainfall in the US state of California has repeatedly caused flooding. The town of Felton in Santa Cruz County was hit again on Saturday. Some residents feel like they are stuck in a grueling endless loop. “We cleaned everything up, and then we got flooded again six days later. We’re in quite a shock because although we prepared for it, we didn’t expect it to go that high. It means more chaos, yet more destruction.” “Three floods in ten days or a week is a bit too much. It’s tough, but life goes on, you know.” The new weather front hit the coast with heavy rain, snow and gusts. The storm blew over a truck on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. There is damage in many places in the US state. This video shows a massive sinkhole that opened up in the middle of a highway after heavy rains last week. US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in California because of the ongoing winter storms and ordered federal aid for recovery and repair work in the affected regions. At least 19 people have died in flooding, power outages, mudslides and earthworks since December 26, according to the US government. In some regions of California, half of the average annual rainfall was recorded within a few days. Meteorologists have predicted more heavy rains for Monday.