Storm water floods California town, turns it into 'island'

GUERNEVILLE, Calif. -- A California town north of San Francisco is accessible only by boat after a rain-swollen river overflowed its banks inundated it overnight, authorities said Wednesday. "Guerneville is officially an island," the Sonoma Sheriff's Office said in a statement, adding that all roads leading to it are covered by water from the Russian River, which was forecast to swell more throughout the day. The river topped 32 feet (9.8 metres) Tuesday evening and it could crest at more than 4