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California Flood Preparedness Week begins today

David McNew

<p>SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A bicyclist rides along a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from areas denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)</p>

Posted at 11:16 AM, Oct 21, 2017

and last updated 2017-10-21 14:16:23-04

California Flood Preparedness Week begins today and the California Department of Water Resources would like to educate the public on how to prepare for floods.

As California enters into 2018's wet season, the California Department of Water Resources says flooding becomes an ever-present risk.

Wildfires increase flood risk by scarring the land and preventing absorption of rainwater and runoff water can turn into life threatening mud flows.

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