During the storms, which drenched most of California, the rain breached at least one levee along Miles Creek in Planada, causing the floodwaters to flow into a drainage canal and flood nearby ...

They urged residents across California to assess their flood risk and be prepared. In Planada, many residents greeted the news with resignation. The town, which was touted by a developer a century ...

California continues to suffer ... on already saturated ground may produce more flooding.'' Homes are surrounded by floodwaters Wednesday, in Planada. The Central Valley town was devastated ...

California has been ravaged by a ... The Central Valley town of Planada was devastated by widespread flooding after a severe atmospheric river event moved through the area earlier in the week.

However, some parts of Central California are expecting more rain today. A flood warning remains in effect for Merced County, which includes Planada. The town remains under an evacuation order as ...

Two years after a flood ravaged the town, even a member of the California State Assembly says she’s unhappy with the slow ...

An aerial photo of flooding in Planada’s Houlihan Park ... the traumatized and the homeless citizens of Planada, California. On Jan. 9, the harsh rains reached their tipping point and overflowed ...

California set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild. Nearly two years later, four-fifths of that aid has not yet been distributed to flood victims of Planada in Merced County ...

Cars sitting in floodwaters on January 11, 2023, in Planada, California. The state has been hit by flooding again. Cars sitting in floodwaters on January 11, 2023, in Planada, California.

Many of the 4,000 people who live in Planada, an agricultural community nine miles east of Merced, are undocumented, as are most California farmworkers. That meant that 41 percent of the flood ...

That includes many people impacted by the winter storms here in Central California. A clear sunny day in Planada could lead you to believe the winter floods are a distant memory, but clean-up and ...

Schools in flood-prone areas, in some cases protected by aging, weakened levees with poor safety ratings, face possible floods similar to those that have already swept through schools in Alameda, M… ...