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The storm dumped inches of rain on the San Bernardino County mountains and foothills and unleashed a torrent of mud, rocks and trees, particularly in burn scars near Oak Glen and Forest Falls.

"It is a vivid reminder of how global wind patterns can supercharge local monsoon dynamics, turning the monsoon into mayhem, rivers into raging torrents and the Himalayas into a graveyard," said Mr Deoras.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and allied pro-Israel PACs reward loyalty with torrents of campaign cash and punish dissent with lavishly funded primary challenges.

According to locals, a sudden torrent of water came surging through Bishnoi, "bringing huge rocks with it and crushing buildings in its path, destroying the entire village".

For Sturgeon, the coronavirus pandemic which struck the world five years ago still provokes "a torrent of emotion".