Gallery: A Wet Winter Is Overwhelming California’s Ancient Infrastructure

  • Thousands Evacuated Near Oroville Dam As Spillway Threatens To Fail
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    The Oroville dam seen from the air in Oroville, California, on February 13, 2017.
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    A water utility worker looks towards the spillway at the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, on February 13, 2017.
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    The California flag waves in flooded Riverbend Park downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, on February 13, 2017.
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    Oroville evacuees wander the evacuation shelter in Chico, California, on February 13, 2017.
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    A worker opens one of the flood gates of the Sacramento Weir in Sacramento, California, on January 10, 2017.
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    Water from the Oroville Dam continues to flow just below the spillway in Oroville, California, on February 12, 2017.