The Pajaro levee breached as officials conducted flood-fighting efforts.
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"My heart hurts tonight for the residents of Pajaro. We were hoping to avoid and prevent this situation, but the worst case scenario has arrived with the Pajaro River overtopping and levee breaching at about midnight," Luis Alejo, chair of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, said in a tweet. The state's Department of Water Resources Agency is currently en route with their contractor to develop a mitigation plan to "close that breach," Bauman said. He did not have an estimate at this time on how long that would take.The Salinas River has flooded in the area of San Ardo and Cattleman Road, which leads into the community, according to Monterey County officials.
Boats and high-water vehicles have been deployed in the rescues. One air rescue was conducted for a person stranded in the middle of the river, Nieto said.
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