Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. More pumps also are being added to the Cheboygan Dam to help push water toward Lake Huron, Michigan Department of Natural Resources public information officer Kathleen Lavey told The Associated … Read more
Video: Hawaii reels from worst flooding in 20 years – CBS News Watch CBS News Hawaii residents continued recovery efforts on Tuesday after the worst flooding in 20 years battered the islands this month. Source link
HONOLULU — Crews on Tuesday began evaluating damage from a surprise downpour that sent floodwaters raging through a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu — the latest bout in a series of storms and flooding that have pummeled the state over the past two weeks. Residents along Oahu’s North Shore, famous for its big wave surfing, were … Read more
O’ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what’s left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands’ emerald communities into mud. “We’ve been here almost 20 years. I lost … We lost everything,” Lee told CBS News. “My children’s pictures. Just … Read more
Catastrophic flooding in Hawaii is worst seen in 20 years – CBS News Watch CBS News Parts of O’ahu and Maui were battered by a pair of massive storms, which the governor said had unleashed up to 4 feet of rain in certain areas. It caused the worst flooding in 20 years. Matt Gutman reports. … Read more
Parts of Hawaii have been ravaged by some of the worst flooding in decades following a new round of storms over the weekend. Nearly 200 people have been rescued from homes and cars across Hawaii and the state’s governor says the damage could cost over $1 billion. Source link
Hawaii hit with worst flooding in 20 years – CBS News Watch CBS News Hawaii is under a flood watch after weeks of heavy rain triggered the worst flooding there in 20 years. Carter Evans reports and Andrew Kozak has a look at the national forecast. Source link
Heavy rains have hit Hawaii, causing major flooding on its most populous island, Oahu, and forcing thousands to evacuate. Source link
HONOLULU — 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 Friday while warning that still more rain was expected during the weekend. Muddy floodwaters smothered vast stretches of Oahu’s North Shore, a community world-renowned … Read more
Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, 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. Honolulu officials told some 4,000 residents in an emergency message to leave the area downstream of the Wahiawa dam because … Read more