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Historic Hawaii Floods Leave 2,000 People without Power
More than 200 people were rescued and boil-water notices issued as crews work to restore power to 2,000 customers amid historic flooding, officials said.
- Sunday, Hawaii communities experienced the worst flooding in over 20 years, leaving more than 2,000 without power and causing $1 billion in damages, Hawaiian Electric reported.
- Winter 'Kona low' systems brought moisture-laden air onto soil already saturated from a storm a week earlier, and experts say human-caused warming has increased heavy-rain intensity.
- Authorities issued evaluation orders for 5,500 people north of Honolulu and rescued more than 200 residents; customers' power was proactively turned off Friday, and Hawaiian Electric restored power to about 1,200 people in Waialua on Oʻahu.
- Governor Josh Green said the storm damaged airports, schools, roads, homes and a Maui hospital in Kula, and crews continue to assess the damage and make repairs.
- Meteorologist Matthew Foster said the worst of the storms appear to be over across Oʻahu, Maui County and the Big Island, with drier March weather expected by Wednesday, though isolated flooding could still occur.
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More than 2,000 people were still without electricity after lunch, after the American state of Hawaii was hit by the most severe floods in the last two decades. The authorities issued evacuation orders for 5,500 people on the north of the island of Oahu, near Honolulu, which were later raised according to Associated Press. Over 200 people were rescued from the water. The current, restored to the Hawaiian Electric Company announced that it restor…
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