California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as Southern California faces one of the most powerful holiday storms in years.

Authorities in Southern California carried out numerous emergency rescues over the weekend amid an early-season mini heat wave.

Los Angeles authorities have declared a local health emergency for the entire county due to poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke and ash blanketing the area.

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as a fast-moving wildfire prompted the evacuation of around 30,000 people in Southern California.

A helicopter burned at Camp Pendleton on Friday after it was forced to make an emergency landing, according to a spokesman with the California Highway Patrol, News.az reports citing foreign media.

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to increasing concerns about bird flu cases in the state. On the same day, the country's first severe case of the virus was reported in Louisiana, News.az reports citing Al Jazeera.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to an outbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1), or bird flu, which has infected 34 people in the state.