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Hawaii Declares State of Emergency After Heavy Rains, Floods, and Dam Overflow
Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, prompting evacuations in at least two counties, while flood advisories stayed in effect for a second day.
The move came after a dam overflowed on the island of Maui, forcing evacuations and destroying homes, with the dam’s “unsatisfactory” condition leading to it being scheduled for removal this year, the land department has said. A bridge off Peahi Road is overcome by floodwaters above the Kaupakalua Reservoir and Dam after heavy rainfall in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, on March 8, 2021. (Kehaulani Cerizo/The Maui News via AP)
another dam breached upstream from us and the police coming down to the neighborhood we are told to be very careful and expect water levels here to rise over the next little bit. you can see the street right now covered by it. it s gone down in the last little while. now we have it going back up. at one point in the height of the flood, see that street line that says port bell lo. neighbors tell us the water all you could see out of the water was the green green so they re dealing with water levels fluctuating up and down. people getting their stuff out when there s a break and when they can. but coming to take stock of the damage and see what s left here. meanwhile, columbia still a lot of residents here without power. we have got a lot of people without water or if they have the water it is not safe to drink so very much an ongoing situation, kate, near columbia. back to you. i m surprised, sarah, to see people driving behind you. tell us about the dam you said