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Clogged drain adds to Northern California flooding in CBS footage

Beyond the coastal waves, CBS News follows volunteer Andy Wong clearing a flooded road with a rake as drivers continue passing.

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0:43CBS reports flooded roads, damaged vehicles and a collapsed living room ceiling in San Francisco.
1:25Andy Wong clears trash, debris and a car bumper from a blocked storm drain with a rake.
2:21The drain clears, and floodwater begins swirling into it.
2:36Waves strike Pacifica Pier and coastal barriers; aerial footage follows, showing eroding cliffs beside homes.
4:55San Francisco municipal workers distribute sandbags to drivers waiting in a long vehicle queue.

Water swirls into a storm drain after Andy Wong pulls away the debris blocking it. Around him, vehicles have been struggling through a flooded South San Francisco road, and one driver is standing beside a disabled, smoking BMW.

The scene is part of CBS News's report on high surf and flooding across Northern California from Thursday through Saturday. Alongside footage of waves striking Santa Cruz and Pacifica, it shows the street-level work of getting water moving again.

Near Westborough Boulevard, CBS reports water up to two feet deep. Wong uses a rake to remove trash, debris and a car bumper from the clogged drain, asking passing drivers to wait while he works. The BMW driver says water entered his engine after he attempted to drive through.

When the blockage finally clears, Wong calls out: "It's unclogged! It's swirling!" He later explains his reason for helping: "I just do it because it's the right thing to do."

The coastal footage shows waves battering Pacifica Pier and barriers along the shore, with aerial views of eroding cliffs beside residential properties. CBS also reports freeway crashes, water-damaged vehicles and a collapsed living room ceiling in San Francisco's Excelsior District.

The report ends with preparations for more water: municipal workers in San Francisco loading sandbags into vehicles as a long line of drivers waits for supplies.