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Thousands Evacuate Homes in San Jose, California, Amid Heavy Flooding

HeadlineFeb 23, 2017

In San Jose, California, more than 14,000 residents have been forced to evacuate their homes after heavy rains caused the region’s largest reservoir to overflow. Some neighborhoods were so badly flooded that firefighters went door to door in boats rescuing trapped residents. It’s the worst flooding to hit Silicon Valley in a century.

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