New video from Hawaii shows severe flooding north of Honolulu, where thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate amid concerns that a 120‑year‑old dam could fail. The governor says rescue crews are going door to door,

Honolulu officials told residents in an emergency message to leave the area downstream of Wahiawa Dam, because it's failing or expected to soon fail. The warning told residents to carpool because of heavy traffic.

Torrential rains caused homes and streets to flood on the northern coast of Hawaii’s Oahu on Friday, and local officials warned that a dam on the island could fail, sending more water into communities.

Hundreds of people have been rescued as severe flooding batters Hawaii’s Oahu island, prompting evacuation orders near a dam officials feared could overtop as water levels rose.

Craig Fujii/Hawaii Civil Beat via AP Hawaii officials have ordered an evacuation in the area downstream of the Wahiawa dam as the 120-year-old dam might be overtopped. The area north of Honolulu has been inundated by heavy rain and catastrophic flash flooding has hit the island of Oahu.

A flash flood emergency was declared today for parts of Oahu as life-threatening flooding triggered evacuations on the North Shore.

Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam.

The Coast Guard was conducting search and rescue efforts for residents whose homes may have been washed away by the floods, Hawaii's governor said.