Flood fears renewed as another storm takes aim at California
who is helping coordinate evacuation plans.
“We have a levee response team, a sand bagging team, teams to check on what walkers checking on the levees find,” Martin said. “Our community is pulling together like real champs.”
Meanwhile, the water level was decreasing at Lake Oroville dam, where a damaged spillway had raised major flood concerns.
Water was also receding in the farm community of Maxwell, where dozens of people sought higher ground after creeks topped their banks and inundated houses Friday, said Colusa County Assistant Sheriff Jim Saso said.
Nobody was hurt as crews used boats to rescue residents from a low-lying neighborhood.
“We’re telling those people to keep a bag close by and get ready to leave again,” Saso said.
Another round of heavy rain was expected to move in overnight Sunday, and forecasters said several inches were expected.
The damage to the spillway at Lake Oroville forced the evacuation of 188,000 people last weekend.
The California Department of Water Resources said Sunday the water level continues to fall even as they decrease the amount of water flowing down the spillway. The amount of water flowing down the spillway was increased from 55,000 cubic feet a second to 60,000 cfs Sunday afternoon in anticipation of the storm.