Foreign media reported on the 4th that residents of the Southern Mountains of California are anxiously awaiting rescue as they are trapped in unusual heavy snowfall.<\/p>\n
According to the Associated Press, towns in the San Bernardino Mountains, not far from Los Angeles (LA), were isolated as a recent winter storm hit southern California, which shows mild weather even in winter.<\/p>\n
Houses and shops were buried in heavy snow, and major highways connected to the outside were blocked due to avalanches.<\/p>\n
Unlike Northern California, which is accustomed to snowfall, disaster response authorities and residents in the South are having a hard time with this winter’s storms.<\/p>\n
More than 1,200 rescue calls have been received by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office, but county authorities have not even been able to accurately determine how many people will be trapped in vacation homes and rental homes.<\/p>\n
A villager who was cut off from the outside world left a message “Help Us” (Help Us) with footprints in the white snow field.<\/p>\n
San Bernardino County authorities first mobilized helicopters to deliver relief goods, and created narrow roads that could be entered by vehicles to provide emergency assistance such as food, medicine, and baby products to isolated villages such as Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead.<\/p>\n
Authorities said that more time is needed to ensure smooth supply of goods to the mountain village, and that some residents will have to wait for relief in isolation for another week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"