A five-year-old has been swept away by floodwaters in California as the state"s death toll from a series of storms rises to 14, writes BBC.

The boy and his mother were reportedly in a truck taking him to school when the vehicle was overcome by water.

Tens of thousands remain without power and mass evacuations are under way, with more cyclones to come.

People living in the elite coastal enclave of Montecito are among those ordered to leave their homes.