The rain during the past few days has put the Bakersfield community in a panic. A lot of areas throughout the county are underwater and even a few areas have been evacuated. The emergency teams have set up sandbag stations in a few of the parks in the city so local residents can go and get the needed supplies to protect their homes from the water. Most of the streets by our house are water free but other areas haven't been so fortunate. The city made a request for people to only get out on the roads for work and emergencies, so I'm not getting out and about in this yucky weather. I went online and borrowed a few pictures of the flooding that Bakersfield is experiencing.
Bakersfield isn't used to these massive amounts of rainfall so the city has declared an emergency and has requested the help of the state and other nearby emergency workers. The rain stopped late last night and workers have been busy cleaning up as much water as they can before the rain starts up again tomorrow morning. With Christmas being so close, my heart aches for families that have been evacuated or have massive amounts of damage to their homes with the flooding. I hope that the water dries up so families can be together and enjoy the Christmas season!
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