Planada remained under an evacuation order Wednesday even as waters are beginning to recede.
Rushing waters spilled over the banks of Bear Creek and Miles Creek in the Central Valley, flooding parts of the city of Merced and neighboring Planada, a small agricultural community along a highway leading to Yosemite National Park.
"We heard neighbors screaming, telling everyone to leave their homes," Esela Torrez of Planada told the "We have been busy at work responding to multiple calls for evacuations, safety hazards, and flooding," the sheriff's office said in aposted Tuesday."We are expecting more rain throughout the day. Please stay home if you're able."
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