That same week, local people in Tata Bathily, about 700 kilometers away in the northeast, were digging in a dry river bed a few kilometers from the village.
There's tons of evidence for flowing water on the surface long ago, including dry river beds, dry lakes, sedimentary layers, and minerals we know need water to form.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the city has been reaching out to people without homes living in encampments along the city's river beds and other flood prone areas.