Oahu’s emergency management has ordered residents in the Waialua area to evacuate immediately due to severe flooding, which is the worst the state has seen in two decades. Nearly 5,500 people are under evacuation orders as flooding has resulted in 200 rescues and at least 10 hospitalizations. Concerns grow over the 120-year-old Wahiawa dam, which is at risk of imminent failure, while further heavy rainfall is anticipated, with damages projected to exceed $1 billion.
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