Ellen DeGeneres urges people to be "nicer to Mother Nature" amid evacuation order in Montecito

Presenter Ellen DeGeneres used Twitter to highlight how dire the situation was in Montecito, where over 10,000 residents had been ordered to evacuate. Additionally, the prospect of mudslides near their home forced a number of celebrities, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, to evacuate. Furthermore, authorities in California are extremely concerned for those who live in the surrounding areas as a result of the severe winter storms that have slammed the state. Oprah Winfrey, Adam Levine, and George Lucas were among the other well-known people who were impacted. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit: Yahoo! Sports[/caption] Additionally, presenter Ellen showed a video of the current terrible circumstances. Ellen is seen in the video in her grey sweater hoody up, saying: "So, Montecito is under complete evacuation. The entire town. This is the five year anniversary from the fire and mudslides that killed so many people and, er, people lost their homes and lives." She added, "This is crazy that on the five year anniversary we are having unprecedented rain. This creek next to our house never flows ever." "Mother Nature is not happy with us. Stay safe everybody," she said as she urged people to be "nicer to Mother Nature." Also Read: Benji Madden paid a sweet tribute to Cameron Diaz on their 8th wedding anniversary On another note, over 100 homes were demolished and 23 people lost their lives in the disaster Ellen DeGeneres was referring to.

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After receiving more than eight inches of rain in only 12 hours, and with reports that much more is on the way, the Montecito Fire Department ordered all nearby residents to "Leave Now" on Monday. Additionally, the order reportedly has an impact on almost 10,000 people. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit: The Independent[/caption] Moreover, trees have fallen onto roads due to the weather, making any attempted evacuations challenging. According to reports, evacuation centers have been set up for anyone who can get there. In addition, the storm's destruction was documented on Twitter by a large number of other individuals, including anchor John Palminteri, who also posted a video of crashing water in an area that he claims is prone to flooding. He also released the official Santa Barbara County evacuation order due to the impending storms in another upload.