After multiple rainstorms and water rushing down the spillway of Anderson Reservoir, there has been serious flooding in San Jose. Flooding took place along the Coyote Creek the water levels in which reached a 100 year peek. This has caused the evacuation of at least 14,000 residents and 22, 000 others have been encouraged to leave their homes. Unfortunately, many people were not properly notified as they had no idea that they needed to evacuate until firefighters went door to door alerting people. Emergency crews had to rescue more than 250 people from their homes by boat. This year had been proven to be a time of flooding and mudslides as some regions are dealing with great rainfall and storms Earlier the Oroville dam scenario had prompted the evacuation of 200,000 people. According to sources, at least four people have died in storms this past week.
The large rainfall this year has been both beneficial and concerning depending on one’s viewpoint. While the rain at first was a relief after the lengthy drought, now in some areas it has caused tension since people have to leave their homes. Bodies of water seem to be surpassing their capacities across the state. Some of these incidents, however, show our inefficiency as well, as we have not been able to maintain dams and such. For example, the Orville dam failure calls into question our inefficiency at maintaining dams and such infrastructure. Overall, I hope that the conditions improve and the people in flooding areas receive the help they need while ensuring their safety.
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