現地3月8日(水)。マウイ島を襲った豪雨の影響で、ハイク(Haiku)のカウパカルアダム(Kaupakalua Dam)の貯蔵水が増水しているとのこと。
ダムが決壊する恐れが出ているとのことで、ダムの下流に住んでいる住人に避難命令がでている。
25年来の最悪の事態とのこと。
EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY: This is what a portion of Hana Highway looks like now near Haiku, Maui. Senator J Kalani English is warning the Kaupakalua Dam could break at any time and thousands are in the impact zone.
Vid Credit: Carlos Rosaga pic.twitter.com/bZ6UHsuwjx— Eddie Dowd (@EddieDowdTV) March 9, 2021
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The Maui Fire…
FLOOD WARNING MAUI : Evacuations have been ordered for everyone downstream of Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku. Heavy rains have led to the dam cresting. Evacuation shelters are being opened at the Paia Community Center and Hana High School.
https://t.co/B3VicdWa5O— KITV4 (@KITV4) March 9, 2021