New evacuations as storm brings California flood threat
ALPAUGH -- New evacuation orders were in place Sunday near two small central California towns where a levee was breached following recent downpours...
ALPAUGH -- New evacuation orders were in place Sunday near two small central California towns where a levee was breached following recent downpours, as yet another winter storm brought the threat of major flooding. The agricultural communities of Alpaugh and Allensworth, home to a total of about 1,400 people, were ordered to leave because of "the possibility of residents becoming isolated due to impassible roadways," the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Deployed through the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System, the @CALFIRE_ButteCo swift water team rescued 14 residents across Cinnamon Creek in @CountyofTulare.