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Death Toll ‘Likely to Grow’

A truck drives through floodwaters in Merced.
A truck drives through floodwaters in Merced. Photo: Noah Berger (AP)

Newsom said the death toll is “tragically likely to grow” as the storms continue.

“We’ve had less people die in the last two years of major wildfires in California than have died since New Year’s Day related to this weather,” Newsom said. “These conditions are serious and they’re deadly.”