Hawaii's Heavy Downpour: Floods, Mudslides, $1B Damage

0:00Crews are now assessing damage from a sudden heavy downpour that flooded a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu. This marks the latest in a string of storms hitting Hawaii over the past two weeks, with Mondays rain dumping 2-4 inches per hour in the bus. Manoa Valley area. Streets turned into rushing rivers, sweeping cars away and swapping homes. Earlier this week, Oahu's North Shore saw the worst flooding in 20 years from back-to-back storms. Heavy rains on already so ground led to over 230 rescues, with water pushing houses off foundations and covering everything in. Thick mud. Hundreds of homes were damaged there. Residents were caught off guard, with one describing streets as rapids and another watching her neighbor's car float away during a quick-store run. Officials admit the storms lingering moisture, surprise even weather experts tracking the Honolulu system. Farmers reported over $9,400,000 in losses statewide, and the governor estimates total costs could exceed $1,000,000.

1:01Dollars, rivaling the state's worst flooding since 2004, he's requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government. Clean up his underway with volunteers, workers, and contractors hauling away debris, while the Honolulu moves east, bringing hopes that the heavy rains. Are finally easing, though a flash-flood-watch lingers on Easter Maui. That's your update from Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.