Footage filmed on March 11 shows Santa Cruz locals playing in the streets and trying to catch fish during an atmospheric river that ravaged the region.

The filmer told Newsflare: "The rain from the atmospheric river overflowed our local lakes and waterways, flooding our neighborhoods and homes. The fish ventured out into the neighborhood from Kelly Lake. The neighbors caught some of the fish and placed them into their small private ponds until the water recedes enough until they can be placed back into the lake."

The rain from the atmospheric river overflowed our local lakes and waterways flooding our neighborhoods and homes. The fish ventured out into the neighborhood from Kelly Lake. The neighbors caught some of the fish and placed them into their small private ponds until the water recedes enough until they can be placed back into the lake.