Two people were rescued and a third swam to safety after a California pier under construction partially collapsed and fell ...

A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California on Monday, weather authorities said, as the region was pounded by a powerful storm.

Lifeguards rescued two people from the water and a third person was able to swim to safety, the fire department said.

In Santa Cruz, the municipal wharf under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean. A major storm pounded ...