Towering flash floods and an imminent dam failure in the northern part of Oahu triggered evacuation warnings in Hawaii on Friday, as the state continued contending with a powerful storm this week.
The waters came on quickly in the middle of the night, and videos on social media captured inundated streets and cars being swallowed by the muddy floodwaters.
As heavy rains continued to batter Hawaii, the Wahiawā dam on Oahu had water pouring over its spillway at 1,500 gallons a second on Friday morning. Oahu Emergency Management warned that the dam “may collapse or breach at any time”.
Honolulu officials told residents in an emergency message to leave the area downstream of the dam. More than 5,500 people were under evacuation orders.
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