Hawaii endured its worst flooding in more than 20 years after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago, prompting officials to urge people in hard-hit areas to “LEAVE NOW” early on Saturday. More rain was expected over the weekend.
Muddy floodwaters smothered vast stretches of Oahu’s North Shore, a community renowned for its big-wave surfing, as raging waters lifted homes and cars and prompted evacuation orders for 5,500 people north of Honolulu. Authorities also cautioned that a 120-year-old dam could fail, The Guardian reported.
