Audrey McAvoy And Mark Thiessen
People stand at the edge of floodwaters along Haleiwa Road on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Torrential rains have inundated parts of Hawaii for the past several days. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) March 09, 2021 - 10:47 PM
HONOLULU - Catastrophic flooding from a stream swollen by heavy rains prompted officials to order evacuations from a town north of Honolulu on Tuesday, just one day after fears of a dam breach resulted in the same on the island of Maui.
The Honolulu Department of Emergency Management directed people to leave Haleiwa town on Oahu s North Shore, an area famed for big-wave surfing, immediately.
Town north of Honolulu evacuated as stream floods
AUDREY McAVOY and MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press
March 10, 2021
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1of8Floodwaters sweep over Hana Highway near West Kuiaha Road in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, on Monday, March 8, 2021. Heavy rains caused a dam to overflow on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and and nearby residents in the community of Haiku are being evacuated, county officials said Monday.(Kehaulani Cerizo/The Maui News via AP)Kehaulani Cerizo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8A house on Haleiwa Road is surrounded by floodwaters Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Torrential rains have inundated parts of Hawaii for the past several days. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)Jamm Aquino/APShow MoreShow Less
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