Heavy rain, snowstorm disrupt life in US state of California

Heavy rain continued to disrupt life in the US state of California while a snowstorm wreaked havoc in its high-altitude regions.

US media reported Sunday that more than 126,000 households were left without electricity due to the adverse weather conditions, with the heavy rain causing flooding in some parts of the city of Los Angeles.

According to reports, the snowstorm, which started in the high-altitude regions of southern California, will move to the east of the country. CNN reported that more than 20 million people in the central US from Texas to Illinois are bracing for severe storms Sunday, which could reach the Northeast by Tuesday.

Officials in California said some highways in the higher parts of the state were closed to traffic due to "excessive snow and icing."