Flooding continued to force people from their homes in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday. Authorities went door-to-door ordering people to seek higher ground. Photo: ReutersSAN FRANCISCO—Mandatory evacuations remained in effect Wednesday for about 14,000 people in San Jose, Calif., after floodwaters swamped the third-largest city in California. Even as the waters began to recede, officials warned residents near the swollen Coyote Creek not to return to their homes. “It is not safe for people to go into the...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 22, 2017 16:18 UTC