California city issues evacuation order amid powerful storm

A deluge of rain and strong winds prompted officials in Santa Barbara, California to issue an evacuation order Monday for nearly 10,000 people in Montecito and surrounding communities.

Local authorities ordered residents in Montecito, Toro Canyon, Sycamore Canyon and Padaro Lane in Carpinteria to immediately evacuate the areas, according to the Los Angeles Times.

They called on residents to go to the innermost room in their homes or high ground, it reported. An evacuation center has also been established in Santa Barbara.

Fourteen people have died as a result of violent storms sweeping California.