Heavy rain batters flood-hit California as another storm looms

Flooding from huge amounts of rain hit Watsonville (Bronte Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

More heavy rain has hit California as the latest in a series of storms swamped roads and battered coastlines, turning rivers into gushing flood zones and forcing the evacuation of thousands in towns with histories of deadly mudslides.

At least 14 people have died since the storms began last week.