“We need to be nicer to mother nature,” says TV host and California resident @ellendegeneres after US state battered by extreme weather #Storms #Flooding #Sinkhole #Mudslides | The celebrity-filled town of Montecito was also hit badly and given an evacuation notice. | as back-to-back storms have wreaked havoc in California since 26 December. | and has forced thousands of people to evacuate. | Authorities confirmed a total of 17 people have died so far in this storm | This sinkhole has opened up in California during a deadly storm | Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole