URGENT EVACUATION ORDERED: Dam over a century old threatens to burst, floods already sweeping away houses and cars! People in panic!
Photo: Tanjug/Craig Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat via AP
TL;DR
- Thousands north of Honolulu face urgent evacuation due to severe flooding.
- There is a risk of the century-old Wahiawa Dam breaching.
- Floodwaters have swept away houses and vehicles.
- Emergency sirens have sounded in coastal areas of Oahu.
- Over 4,000 people are under evacuation orders, with potential for more.
- The National Guard has been activated to assist with the emergency response.
- Past dam failures, like the 2006 Kauai incident resulting in seven deaths, heighten local fears.