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Residents can be seen kayaking and canoeing along the flooding roadways, passing submerged vehicles.

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Flood waters from the Russian River partially submerge properties in Guerneville, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. The river in the wine country north of San Francisco reached its highest level in 25 years Wednesday night and Sonoma County officials say it won't return to its banks until late Thursday. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

Aerial photos show Guerneville, California, completely cut off by floodwaters as the Russian River crested on Wednesday. Residents are under an mandatory evacuation, and roads leading to and from the town are impassable.

Local officials described Guerneville and neighboring Monte Rio as "islands."

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From above, images show the floodwaters inundating homes and buildings. Residents can be seen kayaking and canoeing along the flooding roadways, passing submerged vehicles.

Parts of Sonoma County received more than a foot of rain, and the river isn't expected to recede until Thursday night.

Click through the slideshow above for an aerial perspective of the event.

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Guerneville resident Pete Swinney, right, hugs shop owner Bonnie Plevney as they talk about her ruined shop Bonnie Sew Good in Guerneville, Calif., on Friday, March 1, 2019. Authorities have reopened the roads into two towns cut off for days by a rain-swollen river and residents and work crews have started cleaning up the muck that flooding left behind. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)


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