WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Maui residents and emergency crews are cleaning up following heavy downpours that flooded homes and caused landslides. ADVERTISING WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Maui residents and emergency crews are cleaning up following heavy downpours that flooded homes
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Maui residents and emergency crews are cleaning up following heavy downpours that flooded homes and caused landslides.
Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa signed an emergency proclamation after the Tuesday night storm, which dropped nearly 10 inches of rain near Iao Valley. The rainfall caused the Wailuku River to overflow and forced the closure of the popular Kepaniwai Park, where several mudslides filled the area with debris.
Firefighters evacuated several homes, including one residence where the family climbed onto the roof for safety.
Emergency shelters opened for residents whose homes were damaged by the flooding. About 15 people spent Tuesday night at a high school shelter, while eight people took refuge at the War Memorial Gymnasium.
Crews worked Wednesday to clear several highways that were closed because of the weather.
The county Department of Water Supply urged residents in central and southern Maui to boil their water because of possible contamination from flooding.
The state issued a brown water advisory Wednesday for the coastal waters of Maui and Oahu.
