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No return home in sight for thousands sheltering from Lake Oroville Dam

No return home in sight for thousands sheltering from Lake Oroville Dam

188,000 residents south of Lake Oroville Dam evacuated By Deborah M. Todd and Sharon Bernstein OROVILLE, Calif., Feb 14 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Californians faced an indefinite stay in shelters as engineers worked for a second day on Tuesday to fix Lake Oroville Dam, the United States’ tallest dam before more storms sweep […]

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Lake Oroville Dam: Crews work to seal California spillway that forced evacuations

Lake Oroville Dam: Crews work to seal California spillway that forced evacuations

Lake Oroville Dam spillway could give way By Sharon Bernstein OROVILLE, Calif., Feb 13 (Reuters) – Emergency crews early on Monday prepared loads of rock to be dropped by helicopters to seal a crumbling spillway that threatens to inundate communities along the Feather River in Northern California, local media reported. Almost 200,000 people were ordered […]

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