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Mass evacuation in northern California
Around 200,000 people have so far been evacuated in northern California, 120km from San Francisco, due to the risk of damage detected following heavy rainfall in the Oroville dam on the Feather River, the highest in the US, which was built in 1968. The danger has diminished in recent hours but authorities are still on the alert as the National Guard and emergency services attempt to strengthen the affected wall of the massive damn. The state governor ordered the evacuation as well as a prohibition of vehicles other than those dealing with the emergency from entering the area. Water levels have dropped as the rains have abated and the forecast is for better weather in coming days.
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