Hawaii Suffers Worst Flooding in 20 Years; Rescues Underway Amid Dam Failure Warnings
Hawaii has experienced its worst flooding in over 20 years due to heavy rains, leading to 230 rescues, widespread inundation, and warnings about a potential 120-year-old dam failure, with more rain expected.
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Hawaii suffers worst flooding in 20 years, with more rain expected
Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago, officials said on Friday, while warning that more rain was expected during the weekend. Muddy floodwaters smothered vast stretches of Oahu’s North Shore, a community world renowned for its big-wave surfing. Raging waters lifted homes and cars and prompted evacuation orders for 5,500 people north of Honolulu. Authorities cautioned that a 120-year-o...
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Read full article →230 people are rescued as flash flooding hits Hawaii and officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam. Emergency sirens blared along Oahu’s North Shore, where rising waters damaged homes in a community world-renowned for its surfing. Honolulu officials told residents Friday morning to leave the area downstream of Wahiawa dam — lo
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