BREAKING: Marysville, Yuba County evacuated as Oroville spillway collapse feared

[brooklynite]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Marysville and Yuba County ordered evacuated; officials unsure how Sacramento could be hit

5:42 p.m.

Marysville police say the city and Yuba County are under mandatory evacuation orders because of the feared collapse of the emergency spillway at Lake Oroville Dam. Yolo County officials said in a tweet that they do not expect any impact.

The hazardous situation concerning the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway is NOT expected to impact Yolo County, the county said.

Cal OES spokesman Brad Alexander said officials were activating the state emergency operations center and could not immediately address how waterlogged Sacramento County might be affected.

I cant answer that right now, Alexander said.

Its uncontrolled. Its uncontrolled.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article132332499.html

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[tenorly]

1. A prayer for everyone affected.

And a wish that if worse comes to worse, it may at least convince people out there of the need to get serious about our infrastructure.

[NutmegYankee]

2. Toe erosion.

[shraby]

3. The weather channel is covering it and the eastern snow storm.

[Ellipsis]

4. Live coverage

[elmac]

5. Yuba and butte County live police, EMS feeds

Yuba County Sheriff and Wheatland Police
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/8294/web

Butte County Sheriff and EMS, Oroville Police / Fire - Live Audio Feed Web Player
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/24979/web

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Parallel GD thread with 59 recs and 81 posts

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028637734

It's in GD, so this is not a duplicate thread.

[dewsgirl]

7. I pray this idiot handles this better than he has handled everything else (I know....)

Those affected stay safe. It is a pain to evecuate, I worry there are people who will try to stay. I live in a hurricane area, I've been evacuated my share if times.

[Baclava]

8. scary stuff

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[BumRushDaShow]

9. California needed this drought relief so bad

but it is so sad that when it came, the old infrastructure cannot handle it.