Levee breach in California triggers massive flooding, prompts evacuations, rescues
by Susanne Rust, Brittny Mejia and Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times
Mar 11, 2023
2 minutes
MENLO PARK, Calif. — A levee failure on the Pajaro River in Monterey County overnight triggered massive flooding and prompted hundreds of evacuations and dozens of water rescues as the latest atmospheric river storm pummeled large swaths of California.
The levee — 3 miles upstream from the town of Pajaro — breached late Friday night, said Nicholas Pasculli, a Monterey County spokesperson. Patrols noticed boils “bubbling
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