Hurricane Lala: Hawaii battles with flash floods and strong winds

Hawaii is facing flash floods and mudslides that have swept away some homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island, leaving one person dead in a car accident. A search-and-rescue operation was under way after several properties were uprooted from their foundations in the coastal communities of Naalehu and Waiohinu. Despite not even making landfall, the storm still dumped up to 35in (89cm) of rain in places, sending torrents raging down mountainsides. More than 200,000 householders were without power. Although Lala has weakened to a tropical storm and was moving westward, south of Hawaii, the danger is not over, say officials.

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