Thousands evacuate as officials eye California dam spillway

A DEVELOPING SITUATION IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.
WE'VE JUST LEARNED MORE THAN
130-THOANPEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ORDERED TO EVACUATE BECAUSE OF
A DAMAGED DAM...THAT COULD
GIVE WAY.IT'S HAPPENING AT THE
OROVILLEAMABOUT 80 MILES
NORTH OF SACRAMENTO.OFFICIALS
THERE SAY HEAVY RAIN PUSHED
WATER INTO AN EMERGENCY
SPILLWAY.NBC'S DAN SCHENEMAN
BRINGS US THLAST.
IN CALIFORNI OFFICIALS SAY A
"HAZARDOUS SITUATION IS
DEVELOPING" THE OROVILLE
DAM, ONE OTHNATION'S
LARGEST DAMS, AFTER AN
EMERGENCY SPILLWAY SEVERELY
ERODED.THERE ARE FEARS THE
EMGEY SPILLULFAIL
SOON AND UNLEASH FLOOD WATERS
FROM LA OROVILLE.AUTHORITIES
SAY PEOPLE DOWN STREAM NEED TO
LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.(SHERIFF
KORY L. HONEA/BUTTE COUNTY
SHERIFFE M
CRITICAL ANDDIFFICULT
DECISIONTO EVACUATE THE
OROVILLE ARED ALL AREAS TO
THE SOUTH OF THAT."EROSION
DAMAGED THE MAIN SPILLWAY
EARLIER THISK, BUT
ENGINEERS AREN'T SURE WHY.FOR
THE FIRSTI IN ITS AR
50 YEAR HISTORY WATER BEGAN
FLOWING THROTHEMGEY
SPILAY RL.DAN
HEMANBNE.AUTHORITIES
SAY TWO INCHES OF WATER IS
FLOWING OVER THE DAM.THAT'S
DOWN FR EARLIER.THERE IS A
PLAN MAKE REPAIRS TO THE
SPILLWAY -USING HELICOPTERS
TO DROP ROCKINTO THE DAMAGED

Thousands evacuate as officials eye California dam spillway

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