Record regens teisteren Hawaii
Record rains slam Hawaii, force evacuations
All of Hawaii remained under a flash-flood warning Monday after record rainfall as heavy as 11 inches in 24 hours slammed the island chain, closing schools, damaging dozens of homes and holding out the threat of mandatory evacuations.
The National Weather Service said a “high alert status†was in effect for Hilo on the Big Island, the state’s second-largest city, where 10.82 inches of rain was recorded Sunday, breaking the 24-hour record by almost 3½ inches.
“The situation in Hilo is critical and a life-threatening situation now,†said Harry Kim, mayor of the Big Island, which is also called Hawaii. As many as 150 homes had been damaged by floodwaters rising as high as 4 feet, he said.
A motorist tries to navigate the flooded streets of Hilo. Record rainfall over the weekend continued into Monday
No injuries were reported, but a large, undetermined number of residents of Hilo and the Hanapepe Valley had evacuated voluntarily, Kim said, and the remaining residents should be prepared to leave if conditions worsened. The American Red Cross opened a shelter in Hilo for displaced families.
As showers continued Monday, authorities warned of the potential for dangerous mudslides as hillsides became ever more waterlogged.
Thunderstorms were forecast for Monday night, especially across the southern islands, hampering relief efforts as crews were being advised to stay indoors to avoid the threat of lightning.
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©MSNBC | Gewijzigd: 13 februari 2017, 12:22 uur, door Joyce.s
All of Hawaii remained under a flash-flood warning Monday after record rainfall as heavy as 11 inches in 24 hours slammed the island chain, closing schools, damaging dozens of homes and holding out the threat of mandatory evacuations.
The National Weather Service said a “high alert status†was in effect for Hilo on the Big Island, the state’s second-largest city, where 10.82 inches of rain was recorded Sunday, breaking the 24-hour record by almost 3½ inches.
“The situation in Hilo is critical and a life-threatening situation now,†said Harry Kim, mayor of the Big Island, which is also called Hawaii. As many as 150 homes had been damaged by floodwaters rising as high as 4 feet, he said.
A motorist tries to navigate the flooded streets of Hilo. Record rainfall over the weekend continued into Monday
No injuries were reported, but a large, undetermined number of residents of Hilo and the Hanapepe Valley had evacuated voluntarily, Kim said, and the remaining residents should be prepared to leave if conditions worsened. The American Red Cross opened a shelter in Hilo for displaced families.
As showers continued Monday, authorities warned of the potential for dangerous mudslides as hillsides became ever more waterlogged.
Thunderstorms were forecast for Monday night, especially across the southern islands, hampering relief efforts as crews were being advised to stay indoors to avoid the threat of lightning.
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©MSNBC | Gewijzigd: 13 februari 2017, 12:22 uur, door Joyce.s
Hawaii is getroffen door hevige regens. Daarbij viel in enkele dagen honderden millimeters. De regenbuien hingen samen met een lagedrukgebied en vochtige passaatwinden. In Hilo op het grote eiland werd zaterdag in 24 uur 275 millimeter afgetapt. Inwoners hadden het nog nooit zo hard zien regenen. Het vorige etmaalrecord stond op naam van een dag in 1969, toen er 186 millimeter viel.
Verschillende delen van het eiland werden zondag tot rampgebied verklaard. Volgens de autoriteiten dreigden er verschillende aardverschuivingen.
Elders op Hawaii viel nog meer neerslag. Maandag bleek er in Waiakea Uka 808 millimeter in drie dagen tijd te zijn gevallen. Op Waiakea Experimental Station bleek toen bijna 1200 millimeter te zijn gevallen.
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Verschillende delen van het eiland werden zondag tot rampgebied verklaard. Volgens de autoriteiten dreigden er verschillende aardverschuivingen.
Elders op Hawaii viel nog meer neerslag. Maandag bleek er in Waiakea Uka 808 millimeter in drie dagen tijd te zijn gevallen. Op Waiakea Experimental Station bleek toen bijna 1200 millimeter te zijn gevallen.
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