Emergency services have evacuated hundreds of residents after devastating floods hit California. Residents in Santa Barbara, California, USA, and surrounding areas have been rescued due to the widespread scale of the flooding brought on by freak weather. A videos shows a fire hydrant bursting, sending mains water into the air which exacerbated the flooding. The evacuations were issued as mandatory by the local Santa Barbara government for the Southern Santa Barbara County burn scar areas. Emergency alerts were sent out on Monday, January 9 at around 11 am and high-speed winds are expected to continue into Tuesday as authorities remain on high alert.