San Pablo Water Main Break Worries Neighborhood
It wasn't the water damage but the fact that there was a gasoline pipeline in the same area that had residents concerned.
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It wasn't the water damage but the fact that there was a gasoline pipeline in the same area that had residents concerned.
A water main broke Friday morning on Elm Street in South San Francisco, flooding several cars and forcing the evacuation of seven houses.
In addition to property insurance policies you can also purchase a federal flood policy. The catch is that you can only get the policies through one of a select group of insurers that are authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
When most people buy insurance, they think they are covered. But when disaster strikes, not all insurance companies or policies are created equal.
Consumer advocates and car experts are warning that flood-damaged cars from the Midwest are on their way west.
Flash floods back in March caused massive damage in the city of Capitola but the town has been rebuffed in its request for federal disaster assistance from FEMA.
Capitola has not yet received disaster relief following those large storms in March that led to flash floods. Damage following the March floods is estimated at $17 million, AND Capitola's emergency reserves are gone following flood repairs.
Humboldt County officials are closely monitoring a large landslide that caused a creek to flood and prompted the closure of a school.
Capitola city leaders are considering whether or not to reopen a mobile home park that was damaged by two days of flooding last week to its former residents.
Crews have been working around the clock to replace the ruptured pipe that caused flooding in Capitola Village before more rain falls on Saturday.
Officials in Capitola are expected to issue an emergency proclamation following two flash floods that forced the evacuation of a mobile home park and damaged businesses.
The Bay Area was cleaning up Saturday after a new storm dumped more rain on already saturated soil, causing more flooding and landslides.
Rushing water from Thursday's storm destroyed the home of a family of beavers living in Alhambra Creek in downtown Martinez, but the creatures themselves appear to have survived, the founder of a beaver advocacy group said Friday.
The month's most powerful storm slammed the Bay Area on Thursday, flooding roadways, knocking out power to thousands and triggering evacuations due to an overflowing river.
Homeowners in Lake County are stocking up on sandbags, as officials warn that Clear Lake may flood for the first time in 13 years.
A flood protection project is moving forward in San Jose, despite a lack of federal funding.
It will take some effort, but it is possible for San Francisco residents to buy flood insurance.
Downed trees and power lines, as well as standing water on the roadway were reported from the Santa Cruz Mountains up to Sonoma County after the major soaker set in from the North West Tuesday afternoon.
A series of winter storms are bearing down on the Bay Area and California, promising a wet weekend and possible flooding into next week.
Santa Clara Valley Water District crews were busy Friday bracing for possible flooding from the rain hitting the Bay Area which is expected to last until the next week.
A pair of storms headed to the Bay Area could bring with them as much as ten inches of rain by Christmas Eve.
The San Francisco Department of Public Works is encouraging residents to batten down the hatches and prepare for winter storms.
World Series MVP Edgar Renteria has asked that a celebration in his honor be called off in his home country, with the money donated to Colombia flood victims.
