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Hundreds rescued and evacuations ordered as catastrophic flash flooding hits Oahu

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By Chris Dolce Verified, Ritu Prasad Verified
| MSN Verified
Ritu Prasad, Hanna Park, Chris Dolce, CNN Hundreds of people have been rescued as severe flooding batters Hawaii's Oahu island, with evacuation orders remaining in place Saturday near a dam that officials feared could overtop as water levels rose. The flooding is the largest event of its kind in the state in 20 years, Gov. Josh Green said at a news conference. It comes as the second significant storm in a week inundates the state, meaning the ground was already saturated before the flooding began.
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Hundreds rescued and evacuations ordered as catastrophic flash flooding hits Oahu

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By Ritu Prasad Verified, Chris Dolce Verified
| Aol Verified
Floodwaters in Waialua, Hawaii, on Friday. - Craig Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat/AP Hundreds of people have been rescued as severe flooding batters Hawaii’s Oahu island, prompting evacuation orders near a dam officials feared could overtop as water levels rose. The flooding is the largest event of its kind in the state in 20 years, Gov. Josh Green said at a news conference Friday night.
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Hawaii dam at risk of 'imminent' failure as catastrophic flash flooding hits Oahu

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By Ritu Prasad Verified
| MSN Verified
Ritu Prasad, Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN Evacuations have been ordered with a dam on Hawaii's Oahu island at risk of imminent failure as the second significant storm in a week pounds the state. Catastrophic flash flooding from the storm has already destroyed homes, forced rescues and cut off towns in northern Oahu. The Wahiawa Dam “may collapse or breach at any time,” according to an alert from the Oahu Department of Emergency Management.
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