Updated: 1:15 p.m. ET

(Bloomberg) – Two days of rain led to at least six deaths, knocked out power and partially closed a major highway in California just weeks after forest fires denuded the landscape.

Evacuations

U.S. Route 101, a major artery for coastal commuters, was partly shut down Tuesday morning between the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura, the California Highway Patrol said. Mandatory orders to evacuate were issued Monday for some communities, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office. Numerous neighborhoods in the area lost electricity, according to Southern California Edison Co.

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