Sacramento County Levee Breach Patched For Now
SOUTH SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — It was a race against the rising water and failing levees for homeowners to try and save decades of belongings.
“It could get anywhere from 5 to 7 feet high in this house,” said Jack Mello who lives on a pear far off Twin Cities Road.
High water on Lost Slough inched up to the top of the levee threatening more than a dozen homes and acres of farmlands. Officials urged homeowners to evacuate.
Emergency crews worked to repair the breach just east
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