Oroville dam collapse: Punjabi-dominated Yuba County in USA evacuated

California Highway Patrol officer Ken Weckman directs traffic as residents evacuate Marysville, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. | AP

According to Sacramento, California-based Fox 40 news, officials said a hazardous situation is developing with the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. | AP

Evacuation has been ordered for parts of Yuba County including Hallwood, Marysville, Olivehurst, Linda and Plumas Lake. | AP

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for a possible dam failure. | AP

The areas that can be affected are Oroville, Palermo, Gridley, Thermalito, South Oroville, Oroville Dam, Oroville East and Wyandotte. | AP

The California Department of Water Resources has issued an emergency evacuation order on Facebook that reads, “Officials are anticipating a failure of the Auxiliary Spillway at Oroville Dam within the next 60 minutes. Residents of Oroville should evacuate in a northward direction, toward Chico. Other cities should follow the orders of their local law enforcement.” | AP

The Yuba County, one of the affected cities, has an estimated population of 13 percent Punjabi-Americans and houses several gurudwaras. | AP

The operation of the auxiliary spillway has led to severe erosion that could lead to a failure of the auxiliary spillway and result in an uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville. | AP