Mass evacuation ordered in California as dam weakened by rain

Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders Monday after damage to the auxiliary spillway of a dam in northern California raised fears the structure could fail and unleash torrential waters. The reservoir of the Oroville Dam, located 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of the state capital Sacramento, had been completely full after several weeks of heavy rain. The 770-foot dam itself was not in danger of collapse, according to officials, but the emergency spillway was causing major concern du