Hawaii, Wahiawa Dam
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‘Imminent risk’ of Wahiawa Dam failure triggers evacuation order for Waialua, Haleiwa residents
The city has issued an evacuation order for the Waialua and Haleiwa areas due to “extremely dangerous flooding” and rising water levels at the Wahiawa Dam.
: 11:10 a.m. All of Oahu is now covered by the National Weather Service’s updated flash flood warning until 2 p.m. today, and a flash flood emergency is ongoing for northern areas of the
The Coast Guard was conducting search and rescue efforts for residents whose homes may have been washed away by the floods, Hawaii's governor said.
Muddy floodwaters smothered vast stretches of Oʻahu's North Shore on Friday, lifting homes and cars and prompting evacuation orders for 5,500 people. Meanwhile, authorities were cautioning that a 120-year-old dam upstream in Central Oʻahu could fail.