Friends of local residents help pull a truck from a street that flooded in San Diego's Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
Why this matters
San Diego County issued an emergency proclamation following the storm, anticipating resources and assistance from the state and federal government may be needed.
An unexpectedly strong storm passed through San Diego County on Monday, causing widespread damage to homes and streets.
As the storm brought nearly 3 inches of rain and one of the region’s wettest days on record, the city of San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood was hit particularly hard, forcing residents to dig out from the severe flooding.
The water line at one house along 66th Street reached to nearly the top of the garage door, forcing fire officials to rescue a resident from the roof, neighbors said. At one end of the street, friends of local residents worked to pull a pile of cars from a mud-filled curb. At the other end, Margarita Palmer pulled her belongings out of her flooded apartment with the help from a friend and her son.
Nearby, portions of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s Orange Line trolley route were shut down by storm damage. MTS officials said buses were shuttling transit users, and were providing additional updates online.
San Diego County has since issued an emergency proclamation in anticipation that resources and assistance from the state and federal government may be needed, and has asked residents to report storm damage.
Workers from the City of San Diego and San Diego Metropolitan Transit System survey damage in a storm drain that parallels Imperial Avenue in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
Michael Palmer stands in the window of his mother’s home in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. He was helping her clean out her house after it was flooded in Monday’s storm. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
Margarita Palmer moves belongings out of her home in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, which was flooded in Monday’s storm, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
Alejandro Gordillo removes carpeting from his friend’s flooded home in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)Margarita Palmer, left, looks out the window of her home which was flooded in Monday’s storm, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
A team of volunteers from the World Mission Society Church of God help clear mud from a flooded street in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
Friends of local residents help pull a truck from a street that flooded in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
Friends of local residents help pull a truck from a street that flooded in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)Womaniala Gerald walks towards a friend’s house in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood which was flooded in Monday’s storm, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)Charles Mudambo helps to pull cars out of the muddy street caused by flooding in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)A resident’s front garden is covered with mud and other debris from flooding in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)A resident’s front garden is covered with mud and other debris from flooding in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, Jan. 23, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)
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Zoë Meyers is a photo and video journalist at inewsource. Zoë loves working as a visual journalist because it gives her the privilege of witnessing moments in people's personal lives and in our community that can enhance our understanding of important stories. When she's not behind the camera, Zoë...
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