LOS ANGELES (AP) - A powerful storm has hit California with rain
and snow, snarling roads, triggering two traffic fatalities, collapsing the roof of an occupational school and forcing hundreds of people to flee homes in a suburb at risk of mudslides.

About 20,000 utility customers have lost power.

Heavy snow has closed down the Cajon Pass east of Los Angeles
and has forced the California Highway Patrol to shepherd motorists
over the Tejon Pass.

CHP officials say those killed include a 29-year-old CHP officer directing traffic around a crash in Hacienda Heights. One person was killed and another injured in the San Diego area when an armored truck rolled down an embankment.

Heavy rain also appears responsible for the collapse of an Anaheim adult school's roof. Seven people were injured and 150 students evacuated, plus teachers.

Homes in Yorba Linda were ordered to evacuate because of the threat of mudslide following last month's wildfire there.

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