Raging waters from local waterways flooded parts of the City of Merced and neighboring Planada on Tuesday. All 4,000 residents of Planada were ordered to evacuate. As of Wednesday morning, Planada remained under an evacuation order.
AP photographer Noah Berger captured these images as floodwaters overtook streets, homes and vehicles.
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Brenda Ortega, 15, salvages items from her flooded Merced, Calif., home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Following days of rain, Bear Creek overflowed its banks leaving dozens of homes and vehicles surrounded by floodwaters.
Jesus Torres carries belongings from his flooded Merced, Calif., home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Pauline Torres carries belongings from her flooded Merced, Calif., home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Floodwaters surround homes on Thornton Rd. in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Nick Enero wades through floodwaters while helping his brother salvage items from his Merced, Calif., home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Floodwaters course through a neighborhood in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Kim Ochoa leaves her Merced, Calif., home, which is surrounded by floodwaters, as storms continue to batter the state on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the Planada community of Merced County, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.