US EditionOver 5,500 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
Authorities evacuated more than 5,500 residents due to a 120-year-old dam's risk of failure amid heavy rains, with over 230 people rescued from floodwaters, officials said.
- More than 2,000 people in Hawaii remained without power after the worst flooding in over 20 years caused by heavy rains across the islands.
- The flooding caused over $1 billion in damages, damaging homes, cars, airports, schools, roads, and a hospital in Maui.
- More than 200 people were rescued, and a boil water notice was issued for North Shore areas where flooding could still occur on an isolated scale.
- Meteorologist Matthew Foster said the worst of the storms were over with less rain expected and drier weather forecasted, but isolated flooding might still occur.
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More than 2,000 people were still without power Sunday afternoon after Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years, as heavy rains lashed the islands.
Evacuations ordered on Hawaiian Island as Wahiawa Dam at "imminent...
"Potential life-threatening flooding" Evacuations are underway on Hawaii's Oahu island after torrential rainfall caused dangerous flooding. A dam could potentially collapse because of the flooding, local officials warned. "WAHIAWA DAM HAS NOT FAILED BUT IS AT IMMINENT RISK OF FAILURE. Potential life-threatening flooding of downstream areas," Oahu Emergency Management said. "Evacuation order still in effect," it added.
Authorities ordered preventive evictions in nearby communities, while rescues and monitoring of water levels continue
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