California Dam Evacuation
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Evacuees from Oroville dam allowed to return home even as storms nearOfficials had ordered 188,000 people living down river from the Oroville Dam to evacuate on Sunday but reduced that to an evacuation warning on Tuesday.Feb 14, 2017
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Officers throw surprise party for 3-year-old stuck in Oroville evacuation shelterThe 3-year-old birthday boy was in his pyjamas, about to go to sleep on a cot inside a shelter when local police showed up to celebrate.WorldFeb 14, 2017
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What happened to California’s Oroville Dam spillway and why have so many been evacuated?Nearly 200,000 people were forced to flee their homes Sunday due to fears one of the damaged spillways would fail and unleash a wall of water on the communities below.WeatherFeb 14, 2017
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Damaged Oroville dam system continues to threaten Northern California townsGov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he sent a letter to the White House requesting direct federal assistance in the emergency.WorldFeb 14, 2017
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Oroville dam managers dismissed flood warning over a decade agoEnvironmental activists and local government officials warned more than a decade ago about the risk of catastrophic flooding below a major Northern California dam.WeatherFeb 13, 2017
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Water level drops behind California dam, easing flood fearsThe water level dropped Monday behind the nation's tallest dam, reducing the risk of a catastrophic spillway collapse and easing fears that prompted the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream.WorldFeb 13, 2017
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200,000 people forced to evacuate as California dam threatens floodsThousands 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.WorldFeb 12, 2017
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