Prado Dam area evacuated

January 14, 2005 

More than 800 homes have been evacuated in the area located below the Prado Dam in the city of Corona, approximately 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. 
Evacuations began at 5 a.m., with police ordering residents to leave for their own safety. The evacuations also impacted the rush hour commute due a significant amount of people leaving via the already clogged Riverside (91) Freeway. 
The record rainfall from the recent storms that pounded southern California has left the earthen dam at its maximum capacity. A small seepage that appeared at the base of the dam raised fears of a possible failure.
Prado Dam area evacuated January 14 , 2005 More than 800 homes have been evacuated in the area located below the Prado Dam in the city of Corona , approximately 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles . Evacuations began at 5 a.m. , with police ordering residents to leave for their own safety . The evacuations also impacted the rush hour commute due a significant amount of people leaving via the already clogged Riverside ( 91 ) Freeway . The record rainfall from the recent storms that pounded southern California has left the earthen dam at its maximum capacity . A small seepage that appeared at the base of the dam raised fears of a possible failure .
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