8/13/2023 0 Comments Quick flood barrier![]() ![]() Our most vulnerable communities often lie in our most vulnerable regions: mountains marred by years of unprecedented wildfires, or Central Valley farm fields drowned in record rains and now epic snowmelt. But if it does, and if families like the Bedollas do rebuild, we can be certain that the town and its beleaguered residents will remain vulnerable to future floods.įrom Planada to Paradise, the urgent fallout of climate change on California’s already terrible housing crisis is undeniable - except perhaps to our state politicians who pay it lip service but have dodged the big questions about where we should build and rebuild in the future. In a community of mostly undocumented farmworkers, no one is sure whether Planada will recover. ![]() But after a few months, Bedolla already felt as if the rest of California had “forgotten this happened.” “It was so quick,” she told our Times colleague Jessica Garrison, recalling the speed with which the water rushed into her town and then her home, destroying almost everything and displacing hundreds. People never saw the likes of it, not for years.Back in January, on a dark night of pelting rain, Erica Lopez Bedolla had only minutes to evacuate her family from the impoverished Central Valley town of Planada after a levee broke. "There were other smaller businesses in the town centre in an area of Tralee town that has not flooded in many, many decades. "There were a number of supermarkets where there was water damage as water came through the roof and damaged part of the roof so they had to close also. "My understanding is that people were escorted out of the cinema because of the water rushing into the lobby area," said local councillor Cathel Foley. Their injuries are not thought to be serious. Both are understood to have been on duty at the beach when the county was hit by intense rainfall, thunder, and lightning from around 4pm.īoth were taken to University Hospital Kerry (UHK) for treatment. Two lifeguards were injured in the area of the lightning on Banna Beach. People had to be evacuated from the cinema while it is reported the supermarket shut due to its roof partially collapsing. While the status yellow warning is in place, the areas can expect thunderstorms with frequent lightning, heavy downpours, gusty winds and a chance of hail. Homes and businesses were flooded in the town with reports of manhole covers popping up with water gushing down streets. Road users are asked to take extra care during the warning as the conditions may lead to difficult travelling conditions and localised flooding.Ī supermarket and cinema were forced to close last night due to flooding in Tralee in County Kerry. The warning came into effect at 10am and will run until 10pm tonight.ĭuring this time, the areas can expect thunderstorms with frequent lightning, heavy downpours, gusty winds and a chance of hail. The thunderstorm and rain warning is in place for 21 counties, including all of Munster and Connacht as well as Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Kilkenny, Laois, Kildare, Meath, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath. ![]() ![]() Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTDįurther thunderstorms are on the way with Met Éireann issuing another status yellow warning today. Many shops closed in Tralee town including the collapse of a roof in Dunne Stores supermarket in the town centre. ![]()
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