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A 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters as California's heavy storms continue

More than 200,000 residents are without power and thousands were ordered to evacuate after another powerful storm battered California on Monday. The death toll from recent storms is now up to 14.
A house is partially underwater in Gilroy, Calif., on Monday.

A 5-year-old boy was swept away in floodwaters as another powerful storm battered California on Monday, according to local authorities.

A search for the boy was reportedly called off after eight hours because of dangerous water levels, said Toni Davis, a spokesperson for Cal Fire in San Luis Obispo County.

The boy's mother was driving a truck around

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