The bridge was destroyed due to flooding near the San Bernardino Mountains.
Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hilary has reportedly decimated a bridge in California and left people stranded.
Rescue efforts have taken place throughout the state as Hilary, formed early last Wednesday and intensified into a hurricane by Thursday morning. It then strengthened to a Category 4 early Friday morning, with sustained wind speeds at 140 miles per hour. Winds weakened before the storm hit Baja California as a Category 1 hurricane over the weekend. The storm has since weakened further into a tropical storm as it moved to inland California.
Rainfall strongly affected desert areas like Palm Springs and Death Valley National Park—the latter of which became flooded in some parts. Meanwhile, Lake Mead’s water levels have also risen as a result, experiencing a .16-inch increase since late last week.
Reed Timmer, a storm chaser and AccuWeather meteorologist, reported from north of Banning, California, where a bridge connecting two sides over the 26.
