Thousands Evacuated Near Oroville Dam As Spillway Threatens To Fail

OROVILLE, CA - FEBRUARY 9: In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), the Lake Oroville spillway flows late Thursday afternoon as 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water was released over the damaged spillway February 9, 2017 in Oroville, California. Almost 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate the northern California town after a hole in an emergency spillway in the Oroville Dam threatened to flood the surrounding area. (Photo by Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)
OROVILLE, CA - FEBRUARY 9: In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), the Lake Oroville spillway flows late Thursday afternoon as 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water was released over the damaged spillway February 9, 2017 in Oroville, California. Almost 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate the northern California town after a hole in an emergency spillway in the Oroville Dam threatened to flood the surrounding area. (Photo by Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)
Thousands Evacuated Near Oroville Dam As Spillway Threatens To Fail
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