Dams
Spillway Breach Leads to Mass Evacuation in California
Will erosion send water pouring into residential areas?
The spillway breach at the Oroville Dam in Northern California. Photo: Courtesy of the California Dept. of Water Resources.
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of northern Californians were told to leave their homes Sunday evening, as an emergency spillway in the country's tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below. Click here for full story.
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