Nearly 200,000 Remain Evacuated Amid Flood Fears At Oroville Dam

SUDDENLY TOLD TO FIND SAFER
GROUND -- WITH A POTENTIAL
CATaStROPHE DEVELOPING AT THE
NATION'S TALLEST DAM.
KPIX 5'S ANNE MAKOVEC IS LIVE IN
BUTTE COUNTY-- TO SHOW US HOW
CREWS ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE
OROVILLE DAM.
":11 "the situation is
stressful,
complex and rapidly changing. So
we are doing everything we can
in the effort to support butte
county and the local
authorities." :23
TRAILING VO OF EVACUEES
".Julie Swift / Evacuee: "I just
got a text message and then an
alert saying 'get out as fast as
you can.' And there's fire
trucks that are going up and
down our street, saying
evacuate.."
RIGHT NOW IN CHICO, THE
"SALVATION ARMY" IS MAKING SURE
THOSE EVACUATED OVER THE DAM
CRISIS -
DON'T GO HUNGRY.
THE AGENCY IS SERVING BREAKFAST
TO PEOPLE WHO HAD TO FLEE IN A
HURRY, DUE TO THE SPILLWAY
CONCERNS. TEAMS IN SANTA ROSA
ARE ALSO SET TO SERVE EVACUEES
LUNCH LATER ON TODAY.
THE SALVATION ARMY IS TAKING
MONETARY DONATIONS. 100-PERCENT
OF PROCEEEDS ARE GOING TO
DISASTER RELIEF.
THERE HAVE BEEN LONG LINES AT
GAS STATIONS ALONG THE
EVACUATION ROUTES. HERE'S A LOOK
AT ONE STATION IN OLIVEHURST, A
COMMUNITY IN YUBA COUNTY.
SOME STATIONS HAVE RUN OUT OF
FUEL.
SEVERAL HOMES HAVE TO BE

Nearly 200,000 Remain Evacuated Amid Flood Fears At Oroville Dam

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