Timelapse video has captured roading and buildings being swamped by flash flooding in Hazard, Kentucky. Large parts of the US southeast have been hit by flood waters after heavy rain.

Footage shot on Thursday shows the devastation caused by an atmospheric river drenching Southern California, particularly in communities burned by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires just weeks ago.

Los Angeles County was placed under an updated flash flood warning by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The warning is in effect until 8 p.m. “At 5:30 p.m., local law enforcement ...