Thousands Evacuated As California Dam Is Set To Collapse
Residents of Oroville in California have been told to evacuate as the nations largest dam is expected to fail. Approximately 200,000 people living below the Oroville dam have been asked to evacuate as a spillway appeared to be close to collapse. .@JerryBrownGov Issues Emergency Order to Help Response to #OrovilleSpillway https://t.co/RW8XBlLFT6 pic.twitter.com/ULQGjkt1c1 — Gov. Brown Press Ofc (@GovPressOffice) February 13, 2017 Authorities are attempting to stem the breach with the help of helicopters.